Stress condition

%Total Impurities

Study Time

% Assay of active substance

Mass balance
( % assay + % impurities +
% degradation  products)

Remarks

Acid hydrolysis
(0.2 M HCl)

21.0%

2 h

91.4

99.8

Prominent Degradation observed

Water degradation
( at 80˚C)

5.6%

2 h

93.6

99.6

Prominent Degradation observed

Base hydrolysis
 (0.2 M  NaOH)

2.8%

1 h

97.6

99.5

No Prominent Degradation observed

Oxidation
 (25H202)

15.5

2 h

84.8

98.6

Prominent Degradation observed

Thermal (105˚C)

26.0%

24 h

73.9

98.5

One major degradation
product was
formed RRT about xxx and identified the mass number at “705”

Light(photolytic degradation)

5.5%

1200 KLUX/Hr

99.1

99.5

Prominent Degradation observed

Table 3(a): Summary of forced degradation results.