Static headspace gas chromatographic method for the determination of low and high boiling residual solvents in Betamethasone valerate

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 242-247

  Somuramasami, Jayalakshmi ^a   Wei, Yu Chien ^a   Soliman, Emad F ^a   Rustum, Abu M ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API); Betamethasone valerate; Headspace gas chromatography; Method development; Steroid; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; LORATADINE; N BUTYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACETONE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE 17-VALERATE; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957149559     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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