COMMERCIAL PRODUCT NAME 

:

THIORIDAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE B.P. ’0 0

PRODUCT NO. 

:

SAL 013 

C.A.S. NUMBER

:

[130-61-0]

STRUCTURE

:

MOLECULAR FORMULA

:

C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 . HCl

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

:

407.00

EINECS NUMBER 

:

204-992-8

CHEMICAL NAME

:

(RS)-10-[2-(1-methyl-2piperidyl) ethyl]-2-methyl-thio)-phenothiazine hydrochloride

SPECIFICATIONS 

:

Characters

:

A white or almost white crystalline powder. Freely soluble in water & in methanol, soluble in alcohol. Practically insoluble in ether.

Identification 

:

Test A: Infrared absorption - Complies as per B.P'00
Test B & C - Complies as per B.P'00

Appearance of solution (5.0% w/v Soln. in water)

:

The Solution is clear & not more intensely coloured than intensity 6 of the range of reference solution.

pH (1.0% w/v Soln. in water)

:

4.2 – 5. 2

Related substances

:

Complies as per B.P'00

Heavy metals 

:

N.M.T. 20 ppm

Loss on drying % W/W

:

N.M.T. 0.5

Sulphated Ash % W/W

:

N.M.T. 0.1

Assay % W/W(On dry basis)

:

99.0 - 101.0

APPLICATION

:

Antipsychotic drug.

STORAGE

:

Keep in well-closed air tight container & protected from light & excessive heat.

STANDARD PACKAGING

:

In fibre containers 25 Kgs/50 Kgs.