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. 2016 Aug 31;10:33–43. doi: 10.2174/1874104501610010033

Table 5.

Summary of forced degradation results.

Stress conditions Time
(min)
Assay of active substance affected due to stress condition (%) Assay of active substance under normal conditions (%)
PCM MP PP CTZ PCM MP PP CTZ
Acid hydrolysis
(0.1 M HCl)
60 101.49 101.7 103.4 102.6 99.467 99.800 98.733 99.267
Base hydrolysis
(0.1 M NaOH)
60 110.276 102.243 104.335 105.096
Oxidation
(3% H2O2)
60 113.784 96.722 96.245 96.688
Thermal (60ºC) 60 100.53 105.47 104.38 105