title: Stability of itraconazole in an extemporaneously compounded oral liquid.
abstract: The stability of itraconazole in an extemporaneously compounded oral liquid formulation was studied. A suspension was prepared from the beads contained in commercially available 100-mg itraconazole capsules and sufficient Simple Syrup, NF, to make a final volume of 60 mL. The final concentration of itraconazole in the suspension was 40 mg/mL. Three identical volumes of each suspension were prepared and stored in 2-oz capped, amber glass prescription bottles and refrigerated at 4 degrees C (range, 2-6 degrees C). Immediately after preparation and at 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days, samples were visually inspected and assayed in duplicate by high-performance liquid chromatography; the pH of the samples was also determined. On day 35, the mean +/- S.D. percentage of initial itraconazole concentration remaining in the three suspensions was 95.3 +/- 2.2%. The color, odor, and pH of the samples did not change appreciably over the study period. Itraconazole 40 mg/mL in an oral liquid compounded from simple syrup and beads from capsules, stored in amber glass bottles, was stable for 35 days at 4 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center (UMMC), College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan (UM), Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004355:Drug Stability; D004356:Drug Storage; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole