KETOPROFEN IP/BP/USP

Product Description

Ketoprofen IP Indian Pharmacopoeia Short Specification

1 Chemical Name RS23Benzoylphenylpropanoic acid

2 Molecular Formula C16H14O3

3 Molecular Weight 25428 gmol

4 Appearance White or almost white crystalline powder

5 Assay Contains not less than 980 and not more than 1020 of C16H14O3 calculated on the anhydrous basis

6 Identification Infrared Absorption Spectrophotometry Chromatographic methods

7 Solubility Practically insoluble in water freely soluble in acetone ethanol 96 and in methylene chloride

8 Melting Point Between 93C and 96C

9 Storage Store in a wellclosed container protected from light

Ketoprofen BP British Pharmacopoeia Short Specification

1 Chemical Name RS23Benzoylphenylpropanoic acid

2 Molecular Formula C16H14O3

3 Molecular Weight 25428 gmol

4 Appearance White or almost white crystalline powder

5 Assay Contains 980 to 1020 of C16H14O3 calculated on the anhydrous basis

6 Identification Infrared Absorption Spectrophotometry Chromatographic methods

7 Solubility Practically insoluble in water freely soluble in acetone ethanol 96 and in methylene chloride

8 Melting Point Between 93C and 96C

9 Storage Store in a wellclosed container protected from light

Ketoprofen USP United States Pharmacopeia Short Specification

1 Chemical Name RS23Benzoylphenylpropanoic acid

2 Molecular Formula C16H14O3

3 Molecular Weight 25428 gmol

4 Appearance White or almost white crystalline powder

5 Assay Contains 980 to 1020 of C16H14O3 calculated on the anhydrous basis

6 Identification Infrared Absorption Spectrophotometry Chromatographic methods

7 Solubility Practically insoluble in water freely soluble in acetone ethanol 96 and in methylene chloride

8 Melting Point Between 93C and 96C

9 Storage Store in a wellclosed container protected from light

These specifications ensure the quality purity and efficacy of ketoprofen according to the Indian Pharmacopoeia British Pharmacopoeia and United States Pharmacopeia