PRODUCT: DESLORATADINE
ITEMS SPECIFICATIONS
Pale yellow to creamish white or white
DESCRIPTION powder
SOLUBILITY Freely soluble in methanol and
dichloromethane, insoluble in n-hexane
IDENTIFICATION
a) IR Absorption The IR Absorption spectrum of the sample
in Potassium bromide dispersion should
be concordant with the similarly recorded
spectrum of desloratadine working
standard.
b) X-ray-diffraction Polymorphic content of form-II should be
5 to 80% when determined by powder X-
ray diffraction method.
CLARITY OF SOLUTION % Transmittance of 1 cm layer of 5% w/v
solution in methanol at 650 nm should not
be less than 95.0%
COLOUR INDEX Absorbance of 1cm layer of 5% w/v
solution in methanol at 420 nm should not
more be than 0.30 Au.
LOSS ON DRYING NMT 0.50% w/w
WATER CONTENT (By KF) NMT 0.50% w/w