Table 2.
Type of Container; Initial Concentration; Mean % Remaining ± SD
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Study Day | Nominal 25 mg/mL | Nominal 10 mg/mL | Nominal 25 mg/mL | Nominal 10 mg/mL |
Initial concentration, observed (mg/mL) | 27.79±0.29 | 11.42±0.08 | 28.83±0.15 | 11.68±0.07 |
1 | 93.55±0.55 | 92.27±0.2 | 91.82±0.91 | 91.03±0.38 |
3 | 76.74±0.24 | 73.57±0.49 | 72.46±1.57 | 71.90±1.02 |
4 | 71.37±0.57 | 67.33±0.85 | 67.06±2.04 | 64.56±0.37 |
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Degradation rate (%/day)† | −7.407 | −8.404 | −8.523 | −9.000 |
SD from regression (Sy.x)‡ | 1.180 | 1.178 | 1.623 | 0.853 |
Fastest degradation rate (% loss/day) with 95% confidence§ | −9.012 | −10.007 | −10.732 | −10.161 |
Shortest T-90 (h) with 95% confidence§¶ | 26.63 | 23.98 | 22.36 | 23.62 |
CI = confidence interval, SD = standard deviation.
Each value is based on duplicate determination of 3 samples. The percent remaining is based on designation of the initial measured concentration (day 0) as 100%.
The degradation rate was determined by linear regression of the percent remaining on each study day.
The SD from the regression (Sy.x) provides an estimate of the SD about the line determined by linear regression, expressed as a percentage relative to the concentration. Expressed in this way, it is also an estimate of the between-day error of replicate analysis.
The fastest degradation rate was determined from the lower limit of the 95% CI of the slope (percent remaining versus study day) determined by linear regression.
T-90 is the time for the concentration to decline by 10%, i.e., to 90% of the initial concentration.