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. 2012 Apr;53(2):173–184. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2012.53.173

Table 7.

Stability results under “accelerated” conditions (AC) and “stress” conditions (SC) for samples stored in glass containers*


Absorbance variation (%)

paroxetine
hydrocortisone acetate
ketoprofen
nifedipine
AC SC AC SC AC SC AC SC
Active pharmaceutical ingredient:








T1 (30 d)
+3
+5
+0,5
+1
-1
+14*
+1
-42*
T2 (60 d)
+3
+17*
+0,7
+13*
-1,5
+23*
+0,6
-47*
T3 (90 d)
+2.5
+24*
+0.7
+19*
+1
+32*
+1.5
-52*
Galenics:




T1 (30 d)
-1
+6
+0,2
+7
-0,3
+34*
-3
-64*
T2 (60 d)
-4
+33*
+0,6
+18*
-0,6
+91*
-2
-72*
T3 (90 d) -4.5 +42* +0.8 +59* -0.9 +99* -2.5 -83*

*Results are reported as percentual variation of absorbance values (arithmetic mean of 10 analyses) between sample concentration and standard. Out-of-specification values are identified with an asterisk.