Class of 2011 Abstract / OBJECTIVES: To determine the solubility and stability of hydrocortisone in a ‘magic mouthwash; suspension. METHODS: A literature review was conducted to establish the most common ingredients in a ‘magic mouthwash’ suspension It was decided that the test suspension would consist of 75% commercially available diphenhydramine solution, 12.5% nystatin suspension (100,000 units/ml) , and 12.5% lidocaine solution (2% lidocaine). Powdered hydrocortisone was then added to the test suspensions at different concentrations and stored at 27C, 38C, and 48C. Aliquots were taken from each of the test samples at the time of compounding and at 4, 7, 13, 19, and 26 days to be analyzed by HPLC for degradation of hydrocortisone and percent hydrocortisone in suspension. RESULTS: At 27C, 98.5% of hydrocortisone was recovered after 26 days, versus 33.7% at 38C, and 7% at 48C. The solubility of hydrocortisone in the suspension was higher at higher temperatures, with 82% in solution at 48C, 70% at 38C, and 38% at 27C.
CONCLUSION: The amount of hydrocortisone recovered deteriorated over time and at higher temperatures, and solubility of hydrocortisone in the suspension was greater at higher temperatures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/623534 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Williams, Evan, Stearley, Jacob Dale |
| Contributors | Myrdal, Paul, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Report |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. |
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