Class of 2015 Abstract / Objectives: To assess the solubility and stability of tetracycline in compounded miracle mouthwash solutions over time, and at different temperatures (room temperature versus refrigerated) and pH (unaltered versus pH 7).
Methods: Miracle mouthwash (MMW) solutions were compounded using tetracycline HCl capsules and 1:1 pseudo-dexamethasone elixir and diphenhydramine. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to measure the tetracycline concentrations in the MMW samples tested. Data on tetracycline crystal composition over time were also collected using powder x-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).
Results: For the tetracycline MMW solutions stored at room temperature, only 16% of the original tetracycline remained in solution after 24 hours, stabilizing at 65-81 mcg/mL on day 5 then decreasing further down to 45 mcg/mL by day 15. Similar results were obtained for the refrigerated tetracycline MMW solution (11% of original concentration after 5 days, with a decrease from 31-54 mcg/mL on day 5 to 22 mcg/mL on day 15). Tetracycline concentrations appeared to undergo a steeper decline in MMW solutions of pH 7 than in unadjusted MMW solutions (pH 4.68). All MMW samples exhibited a conversion from tetracycline HCl to tetracycline hexahydrate.
Conclusions: Tetracycline solubility decreases rapidity in MMW within 24 hours of compounding regardless of temperature. MMW solutions at pH 7 may have further reduced solubility. Stability decreases at a stable rate from tetracycline HCl to tetracycline hexahydrate.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/614108 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Fazel, Mahdieh, Goodlet, Kellie, Myrdal, Paul, Karlage, Kelly |
| Contributors | Myrdal, Paul, Karlage, Kelly, 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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