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Table 1 Compounded clonidine stability

From: Stability of clonidine hydrochloride in an oral powder form compounded for pediatric patients in Japan

Study methods

Storage conditions

Storage container

Test periods (days)

0

30

60

90

120

Bottle (closed)

25 °C ± 2 °C/60% ± 5%RH

Amber/PC bottle

100.0%

99.2 ± 1.0%

98.8 ± 3.0%

99.1 ± 1.4%

99.3 ± 2.7%

Bottle (in use)

Amber/PC bottle

100.0%

98.9 ± 0.9%

101.0 ± 3.0%

99.7 ± 0.7%

98.6 ± 3.1%

Laminated paper

Amber/CP laminated paper

100.0%

99.9 ± 1.2%

99.4 ± 2.8%

101.9 ± 2.5%

99.2 ± 1.7%

  1. PC polycarbonate, CP cellophane and polyethylene. Clonidine concentrations are presented as percentages of the day 0 content (100.0%)