Sodium Chloride Injectable BP

RESULT

SPECIFICATION

Appearance

White crystalline powder

White or colorless crystals or white crystalline powder

Solubility

Freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in ethanol.

Freely soluble in water, slightly more soluble in boiling water, practically insoluble in ethanol.

Identification

Complies

(A)   (B)   Gives the reaction of salts

Appearance of solution 

Solution S is clear and colorless

Solution is clear and colorless

Acidity or alkalinity

0.2 ml is required

NMT 0.5 ml is required 0.01M NaOH or 0.01M HCL.

Arsenic  

Complies 

NMT 1 PPM

Bromides

Complies

NMT 100 PPM

Ferro cyanide

Complies

No blue color is produced within 10 minutes

Iodide

Complies

The mixture shows no blue color

Nitrates

Complies

NMT 0.01 Absorbance at 354 nm.

Phosphate

Complies

NMT 25 ppm

Sulphates

Complies

NMT 200 PPM

Barium

Complies

As per BP

Iron 

Complies

NMT 2 PPM

Magnesium & alkaline earth metals

Complies

NMT 100 ppm

Loss on Drying

0.40 %

NMT 0.5 %

Assay

99.41 % ODB

99.0% TO 100.5% ODB

Aluminum

Complies

NMT 0.2 ppm

Potassium

Complies

NMT 500 ppm

Microbial Limit

Bacterial Endotoxins test

Complies

NMT 5 IU/g

Microbial count

Complies

TAMC NMT 100 CFU/g
TYMC NMT 10 CFU/g