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Table 6 Stress testing results of brimonidine tartrate in stock solution

From: A validated stability-indicating HPLC method for determination of brimonidine tartrate in BRI/PHEMA drug delivery systems

Nature of stress

Storage conditions

Time (h)

Amount [remaining ± SD (%)] (PP)

Extent of decomposition

5 M HCl

40 °C

24

96.5 ± 0.8 (999.74)

A little

5 M NaOH

40 °C

2

95.6 ± 2.3 (999.98)

A little

6% H2O2

40 °C

24

42.4 ± 0.5 (999.74)

Substantial

Thermal

40 °C

120

99.3 ± 0.2 (999.99)

None

40 °C

240

99.2 ± 0.2 (999.99)

None

Dry heat

105 °C

7

99.4 ± 0.2 (999.85)

None

Photolytic

12 million lux hours and 200 W h/m2

99.3 ± 0.2 (999.99)

None

  1. n = 3; PP = peak purity factor, peak purity factor value in the range of 980–1000 indicates a homogeneous peak