Sildenafil Citrate

TESTS

STANDARD

RESULTS

Appearance

White Or Almost White, Slightlyhygroscopiccrystalline Powder.

Almost White, Slightly Hygroscopic Crystalline Powder.

Solubility

Slightly Soluble In Water And Inmethanol,practically Insoluble In Hexane.

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Identification

By Infrared Absorptionspectrophotometry

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Impurity E [By TLC]

NMT0.1%

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RelatedSubstances[ByHPLC]

Impurity A : NMT 0.3%

UnspecifiedImpurity : NMT 0.1% Sum Of Unspecified Impurities : NMT 0.3% Total Impurities : NMT 0.5%

Nil 0.07%

0.12%

0.22%

HeavyMetals

Maximum 20ppm

Less Than 20ppm

Water

Maximum2.5%

1.80%

SulphatedAsh

Maximum0.1%

0.07%

Assay [ByH.P.L.C.]

Between 98.0% To102.0% [of Anhydrous Substance]

99.45%