Lidocaine Ip

Lidocaine IP Indian Pharmacopoeia Short Specification

1 Chemical Name 2DiethylaminoN26dimethylphenylacetamide
2 Molecular Formula C14H22N2O
3 Molecular Weight 23434 gmol
4 Appearance A white or almost white crystalline powder
5 Assay Contains not less than 990 and not more than 1010 of C14H22N2O calculated on the anhydrous basis
6 Identification
Infrared Absorption Spectrophotometry
Chromatographic methods
7 Solubility
Soluble in water
Freely soluble in ethanol 95 and in chloroform
8 pH 45 to 65 1 aqueous solution
9 Loss on Drying Not more than 05
10 Storage Store in a wellclosed container protected from light