Concentration and Solution Dependent Stability of Cloxacillin Intravenous Solutions

  • Walker, Scott E.
  • Dufour, Annie
  • Iazzetta, John
Publication date
May 2018
Publisher
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP)

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe stability of cloxacillin at 5, 10, 20, 40, and 50 mg/mL in 5% dextrose in water (D5W) and normal saline (NS) solutions, stored at 4°C and 23°C was tested over an 18-day period. In addition to visual inspection and pH, the concentration of cloxacillin was determined by a stability-indicating liquid chromatographic method. Within and between days analytical error averaged less than 3%.The osmolarity of cloxacillin concentrations ranging from 0 mg/mL to 50 mg/mL in 3 different diluents, NS, D5W, and sterile water (SW), was also tested. The osmolarity of solutions in SW was low (204 mOsm for the 50 mg/mL) while the osmolarity of NS and D5W solutions ranged from 285 to 432 mOsm for all concentrations between 5 and 50 mg/mL. Therefore...

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