title: Thermal behavior study and decomposition kinetics of amiodarone hydrochloride under isothermal conditions.
abstract: Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) are useful techniques that have been successfully applied in the pharmaceutical industry to reveal important information regarding the physicochemical properties of drugs and excipient molecules, such as polymorphism, stability, purity, formulation compatibility, among others. AMI presents a thermal stability of up to 431 K and a fusion onset temperature of 432 K. The drug has proven to be incompatible with magnesium stearate, eskis red pigment, and yellow iron oxide. In the present study, this drug presented degradation upon undergoing basic hydrolysis and oxidation; the degradation product produced under basic hydrolysis is 2-butyl-3-benzofuranyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-iodophenylketone. Assessing the degradation kinetics, the drug presented a shelf life (t₉₀) of 43 years, while a pharmaceutical formulation showed a t₉₀ of 1.7 years, which is consistent with commonly understood incompatibilities in pharmaceutical formulations.
authors: Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors: Maria Irene
authors: MI
authors: Yoshida
authors: Elionai Cassiana Lima
authors: EC
authors: Gomes
authors: Cristina Duarte Vianna
authors: CD
authors: Soares
authors: Marcelo Antonio
authors: MA
authors: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning / Q000379:methods; D003460:Crystallization; D004344:Drug Incompatibility; D004355:Drug Stability; D004356:Drug Storage; D005079:Excipients / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013696:Temperature; D013818:Thermogravimetry / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: C560791:2-butyl-3-benzofuranyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-iodophenyl ketone; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D005079:Excipients; D000638:Amiodarone