title: A systematic study on the chemical stability of ifosfamide.
abstract: The degradation kinetics of ifosfamide in aqueous solution have been investigated over the pH region 1-13 at 70 degrees C. A stability indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic assay with UV detection was used to separate degradation products from the parent compound. The degradation kinetics were studied as related to pH, buffer composition, ionic strength, temperature and drug concentration. A pH-rate profile at 70 degrees C, obtained from (pseudo) first-order kinetic plots, was constructed after corrections for buffer effects were made. The degradation reactions of ifosfamide were found to be largely independent of pH, although proton or hydroxyl catalysis occurs at extreme pH values. Ifosfamide shows maximum stability in the pH region 4-9, corresponding to a half-life of 20 h.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Kaijser
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Beijnen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bult
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hogeboom
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Underberg
mesh_terms: D002021:Buffers; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004355:Drug Stability; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D007069:Ifosfamide