Studies on the Stability of Corticosteroids: Degradation of Clobetasol Propionate, Desonide and Hydrocortisone in Topical Formulations by HPLC and UPLC-MS/MS — Oak Academic Publishing
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Studies on the Stability of Corticosteroids: Degradation of Clobetasol Propionate, Desonide and Hydrocortisone in Topical Formulations by HPLC and UPLC-MS/MS
Analytical Research & Development, LUPIN SOMERSET, Somerset, NJ, USA
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Analytical Research & Development, LUPIN SOMERSET, Somerset, NJ, USA
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Product Development, LUPIN SOMERSET, Somerset, NJ, USA
1 Analytical Research & Development, LUPIN SOMERSET, Somerset, NJ, USA
2 Analytical Research & Development, LUPIN SOMERSET, Somerset, NJ, USA
3 Product Development, LUPIN SOMERSET, Somerset, NJ, USA
Corticosteroids are the most widely used class of anti-inflammatory medications in the pharmaceutical industry. There are several pharmaceutical dosage forms available using different corticosteroids. Topical steroids of varying potencies are available in creams, ointments, solutions and other vehicles. Chemical instability and drug degradation are the key quality concerns for these topical dosage forms. Nature of the dosage forms, excipient quality, product composition, and process optimization are some of the common factors which affect the stability of corticosteroids. This article describes drug degradation behavior of three different corticosteroids in different topical dosage forms. Drug degradation patterns of Hydrocortisone, Clobetasol propionate and Desonide formulations observed in stability studies of respective finished drug products under ICH recommended storage conditions were investigated. HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS methods were developed for the separation and characterization of impurities. The structural elucidation of the unknown impurities observed for these steroids and mechanistic consideration of potential degradation pathways has been discussed. Detailed discussion on the analytical methodologies is included as well.
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