Packaging and storage
Preserve in well-closed containers.Store at 25

,excursions permitted between 15

and 30

.
Related compounds
Mobile phase,Resolution solution,and Chromatographic system
Proceed as directed in theAssay.
Test solution
Proceed as directed forAssay preparation in theAssay.
Procedure
Separately inject equal volumes (about 20µL)of the
Standard solutionand the
Test solutioninto the chromatograph,record the chromatograms,and measure the responses for the major peaks.The relative retention times are about 0.9for benzothiadiazine related compound Aand 1.0for chlorothiazide.Calculate the quantity,in mg,of benzothiadiazine related compound Ain the portion of Chlorothiazide taken by the formula:
0.2C(rU/rS),
in which
Cis the concentration,in µg per mL,of
USP Benzothiadiazine Related Compound A RSin the
Standard solution;and
rUand
rSare the peak responses of benzothiadiazine related compound Aobtained from the
Test solutionand the
Standard solution,respectively:not more than 1.0%is present.
Assay
Mobile phase
Prepare a suitable degassed mixture of 0.1Mmonobasic sodium phosphate and acetonitrile (9:1),adjust with phosphoric acid to a pHof 3.0±0.1,and filter.Make adjustments if necessary (see
System Suitabilityunder
Chromatography á621ñ).
Standard preparation
[NOTEAvolume of acetonitrile not exceeding 10%of the total volume of solution may be used to dissolve the reference standard.
]Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of
USP Chlorothiazide RSin
Mobile phase to obtain a solution having a known concentration of about 0.15mg per mL.
Assay preparation
Transfer about 30mg of Chlorothiazide,accurately weighed,to a 200-mLvolumetric flask,dissolve in a small volume of acetonitrile,not exceeding 10%of the total volume of the solution,dilute withMobile phaseto volume,and mix.
Chromatographic system(see Chromatography á621ñ)
The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a 254-nm detector and a 4.6-mm ×25-cm column that contains packing L1.The flow rate is about 1.2mLper minute.Chromatograph replicate injections of the
Standard preparation,and record the peak responses as directed for
Procedure:the relative standard deviation is not more than 1.5%.Chromatograph the
Resolution solution:the resolution,
R,between benzothiadiazine related compound Aand chlorothiazide is not less than 3.5.
Procedure
[NOTEThe
Standard preparation and the
Assay preparation should be injected immediately upon preparation.
]Separately inject equal volumes (about 20µL)of the
Standard preparationand the
Assay preparationinto the chromatograph,record the chromatograms,and measure the responses for the major chlorothiazide peaks.The relative retention times are about 0.9for benzothiadiazine related compound Aand 1.0for chlorothiazide.Calculate the quantity,in mg,of C
7H
6ClN
3O
4S
2in the portion of Chlorothiazide taken by the formula:
200C(rU/rS),
in which
Cis the concentration,in mg per mL,of
USP Chlorothiazide RSin the
Standard preparation;and
rUand
rSare the peak responses of chlorothiazide obtained from the
Assay preparationand the
Standard preparation,respectively.