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. 2012 Feb 23;38(12):1428–1440. doi: 10.3109/03639045.2011.653365

Table 8. .

Stability data for Melperone CR Capsules and ODT-CR 2.

Attribute
Initial
25°C/60%RH
40°C/75%RH
Stability time point → 3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Mo 3 Mo 6 Mo
Melperone CR Capsules
Assay (%) 97.0 98.6 97.9 98.5 98.0 97.7
Time (hrs) % Drug Released
2 29 31 28 25 26 25
4 55 55 53 49 47 48
8 78 77 76 75 74 75
12 88 87 86 86 85 86
16 93 92 91 92 92 92
24 99 97 97 98 99 97
Specified impurity ND ND ND ND ND <LOQ
Unspecified * * * * * *
Total 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Moisture 1.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.6%
Melperone ODT-CR 2
Assay (%) 103.9 102.8 103.5 103.9 102.8 103.5
Time (hrs) % Drug Released
2 28 30 30 29 30 30
4 58 60 60 60 60 60
8 84 86 87 86 86 86
12 93 90 90 96 95 95
16 98 101 101 101 100 100
24 104 106 106 106 107 105
Specified impurity <LOQ 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Unspecified * * * * * *
Total 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01% 0.10% 0.10%
Moisture 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0%

ND → Not detected or below limit of quantitation, <LOQ; Specified, identified impurity, HBA at 0.53 RRT not detected

* → Unspecified impurities at RRTs 0.29, 0.40, 0.52, 0.65, 0.69/0.71, 0.84, 1.20, 1.51, 1.57, 1.68/ 1.70, 1.83, 2.09, 2.28, 2.50, 2.74/1.84, 3.02, 3.73: 0.01%, not detected, or <LOQ. Unspecified impurity peaks with RRTs in bold were observed only at 0 time.