Assay
Transfer an accurately weighed portion of Chlorothiazide Sodium for Injection,equivalent to about 500mg of chlorothiazide,to a 1000-mLvolumetric flask,add sodium hydroxide solution (1in 250)to volume,and mix.Transfer 5.0mLof this solution to a 250-mLvolumetric flask,dilute with sodium hydroxide solution (1in 250)to volume,and mix.Concomitantly determine the absorbances of this solution and a Standard solution of
USP Chlorothiazide RSin the same medium having a known concentration of about 10µg per mLin 1-cm cells at the wavelength of maximum absorbance at about 292nm,with a suitable spectrophotometer,using sodium hydroxide solution (1in 250)as the blank.Calculate the quantity,in mg,of C
7H
6ClN
3O
4S
2in the portion of Chlorothiazide Sodium for Injection taken by the formula:
50C(AU/AS),
in which
Cis the concentration,in µg per mL,of
USP Chlorothiazide RSin the Standard solution,and
AUand
ASare the absorbances of the assay solution and the Standard solution,respectively.