medroxyprogesterone acetate

Index Name

Specifications

Appearance

A white or almost white crystalline powder

Identification

IR/UV

Solubility

Insoluble in water;freely soluble in chloroform;soluble in acetone and in dioxane;sparingly soluble in alcohol and in methanol;slightly soluble in ether

Melting point

At about 205degC

Specific rotation

+45 to +51degree

Impurity A

0.5%max

Individual impurity

1.0%max

Total impurities

1.5%max

Loss on drying

1.0%max

Assay

97.0 to 103.0%

Methanol

3000ppm max

Dichloromethane

600ppm max

Tetrahydrofuran

720ppm max

N,N-Dimethylformamide

880ppm max

Cyclohexene

1500ppm max