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Table 7 a Forced Degradation results of working standard. b Forced Degradation results of Impurities

From: A study of impurity profiling via method development and force degradation in hydrocortisone butyrate at low concentration

Degradation condition

Sample ID

HCB

% Assay

Peak purity

% Degradation

a

Control

Working standard

100.6

1.000

NA

Acid degradation

Working standard

98.9

1.000

2

Base degradation

Working standard

89.7

1.000

11

Peroxide degradation

Working standard

99.3

1.000

1

UV (Photolytic)

Working standard

83.0

1.000

18

Thermal degradation

Working standard

100.5

1.000

0

Sample

% Related compounds

HC

HCB-21

HC- 17,21-

Methyl ortho butyrate

HC 3- methyl enol ether

17-butyrate

% Unknown

max

% Total impurities

b

Control

0.11

0.39

ND

ND

0.07

0.63

Acid

0.12

1.07

ND

ND

0.11

1.41

Base

1.21

8.23

ND

ND

0.09

9.64

Peroxide

0.10

0.42

ND

ND

0.05

0.62

UV

0.08

0.42

ND

ND

0.12

0.85

Heat

0.09

0.45

ND

ND

0.06

0.70