Medetomidine hydrochloride is an agonist of RECEPTORS, It is the racemate of DEXMEDETOMIDINE. Medetomidine is used as both a surgical anesthetic and analgesic. It is often used as the hydrochloride salt, medetomidine hydrochloride, a crystalline white solid. It is an α2 adrenergic agonist that can be administered as an intravenous drug solution with sterile water.
Item | Standard | Test Results | |
Loss on drying |
≤2.0% |
0.19% |
|
Heavy metals |
≤10 ppm |
<10ppm |
|
Water |
≤1.0% |
0.1% |
|
Sulphated ash |
≤0.5%, determined on 1.0 g. |
0.009% |
|
Related substances |
Unspecified impurities: for each impurity |
≤0.10% |
<0.10% |
Total Impurity |
≤0.5% |
0.18% |
|
Purity |
≥99.0% |
99.7% |
|
Assay |
99.0%~101.0% (anhydrous substance). |
99.8% |
|
Total plate count |
≤1000cfu/g |
Complies |
|
Yeast and Moulds |
≤100cfu/g |
Complies |
|
E. Coli. |
Absent |
Negative |
|
Salmonella |
Absent |
Negative |
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