Stability of meperidine hydrochloride, promethazine hydrochloride, and atropine sulfate in plastic syringes. 1985

R S Rhodes, and P J Rhodes, and H H McCurdy

The stability of a combination of meperidine hydrochloride 50 mg, promethazine hydrochloride 25 mg, and atropine sulfate 0.4 mg in plastic syringes at room temperature was studied. The samples were tested for each drug after 0.5, 1, 3, 6, and 24 hours in the syringes. Freshly prepared mixtures of the drugs in glass containers were used as controls, and three trials using separate test mixtures were performed. A gas chromatography procedure was used; atropine was separated from the mixture and assayed alone for greater accuracy. Drug concentrations in the plastic syringes were not significantly different from controls at any of the test times. A mixture of meperidine hydrochloride, promethazine hydrochloride, and atropine sulfate in dosages commonly administered as a preoperative medication was stable for 24 hours in plastic syringes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008614 Meperidine A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration. Isonipecain,Pethidine,Demerol,Dolantin,Dolargan,Dolcontral,Dolin,Dolosal,Dolsin,Lidol,Lydol,Meperidine Hydrochloride,Operidine EPJ-I,Operidine EPJ I
D008702 Methaqualone A quinazoline derivative with hypnotic and sedative properties. It has been withdrawn from the market in many countries because of problems with abuse. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p604) Metolquizolone,Ortonal,Methaqualone Hydrochloride,Optimil,Quaalude,Hydrochloride, Methaqualone
D010969 Plastics Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Plastic
D011398 Promethazine A phenothiazine derivative with histamine H1-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals. Proazamine,Atosil,Diphergan,Diprazin,Isopromethazine,Phenargan,Phenergan,Phensedyl,Pipolfen,Pipolphen,Promet,Prometazin,Promethazine Hydrochloride,Prothazin,Pyrethia,Remsed,Rumergan,Hydrochloride, Promethazine
D002849 Chromatography, Gas Fractionation of a vaporized sample as a consequence of partition between a mobile gaseous phase and a stationary phase held in a column. Two types are gas-solid chromatography, where the fixed phase is a solid, and gas-liquid, in which the stationary phase is a nonvolatile liquid supported on an inert solid matrix. Chromatography, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography,Chromatographies, Gas,Chromatographies, Gas-Liquid,Chromatography, Gas Liquid,Gas Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatography
D003061 Codeine An opioid analgesic related to MORPHINE but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects. It also acts centrally to suppress cough. Morphinan-6-ol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)-,Ardinex,Codeine Phosphate,Isocodeine,N-Methylmorphine,N Methylmorphine
D004355 Drug Stability The chemical and physical integrity of a pharmaceutical product. Drug Shelf Life,Drugs Shelf Lives,Shelf Life, Drugs,Drug Stabilities,Drugs Shelf Life,Drugs Shelf Live,Life, Drugs Shelf,Shelf Life, Drug,Shelf Live, Drugs,Shelf Lives, Drugs
D001285 Atropine An alkaloid, originally from Atropa belladonna, but found in other plants, mainly SOLANACEAE. Hyoscyamine is the 3(S)-endo isomer of atropine. AtroPen,Atropin Augenöl,Atropine Sulfate,Atropine Sulfate Anhydrous,Atropinol,Anhydrous, Atropine Sulfate,Augenöl, Atropin,Sulfate Anhydrous, Atropine,Sulfate, Atropine
D013594 Syringes Instruments used for injecting or withdrawing fluids. (Stedman, 25th ed) Hypodermic Syringes,Syringe, Karman,Hypodermic Syringe,Karman Syringe,Syringe,Syringe, Hypodermic,Syringes, Hypodermic

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