Biopharma Stability Testing Laboratory, BioCity Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Pharmacy Department and OPAT Service, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2020 Mar;27(2):90-94. doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2018-001515. Epub 2018 Sep 18.
To investigate the effect of pH and buffers on the degradation rate of flucloxacillin and to determine if flucloxacillin can be stabilised using a buffered diluent for up to 14 days when stored at 2°C-8°C including a 24-hour infusion period at 32°C in two elastomeric devices (Accufuser and INfusor LV) filled to 240 mL. Testing as per the NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Committee Yellow Cover Document (YCD) requirements.
A validated stability indicating high-performance liquid chromatography method was used for assessing the stability of flucloxacillin diluted in 0.3% w/v citrate-buffered saline pH 7.0 when stored at 2°C-8°C in two ambulatory devices (Accufuser and INfusor LV). Flucloxacillin at 10 and 50 mg/mL diluted in 0.3% w/v citrate-buffered saline pH 7.0 to a final volume of 240 mL and stored at 2°C-8°C, including 24 hours at 32°C, was tested from two batches in replicate (n=3) at five time points for up to 14 days according to the requirements of the YCD.
Greater than 95% of the zero-time concentration of flucloxacillin at 10 and 50 mg/mL remained when stored at 2°C-8°C after 14 days including 24 hours at 32°C in both Accufuser and INfusor LV devices.
Flucloxacillin sodium stability was improved, and complied with UK national standards, by using a diluent of 0.3% w/v citrate-buffered saline pH 7 in both Accufuser and INfusor LV ambulatory devices when filled to 240 mL. The data support assigning a shelf-life of up to 14 days (13 days stored at 2°C-8°C and 24 hours at 32°C). Flucloxacillin may now be used appropriately as a continuous 24-hour infusion in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services, providing further opportunity to avoid or shorten patient hospital stays, as well as support ideal antimicrobial stewardship principles.
研究 pH 值和缓冲液对氟氯西林降解速率的影响,并确定氟氯西林是否可以在 2°C-8°C 下使用缓冲稀释剂稳定 14 天,其中包括在两个弹性装置(Accufuser 和 INfusor LV)中输注 24 小时,每个装置填充至 240ml。按照英国国家医疗服务体系(NHS)药物质量保证委员会黄色封面文件(YCD)的要求进行测试。
使用经验证的高灵敏度高效液相色谱法评估氟氯西林在 0.3%w/v 柠檬酸盐缓冲盐水 pH7.0 中的稳定性,该药物在两个流动输液装置(Accufuser 和 INfusor LV)中于 2°C-8°C 下储存。氟氯西林以 10mg/ml 和 50mg/ml 的浓度在 0.3%w/v 柠檬酸盐缓冲盐水 pH7.0 中稀释至 240ml 的最终体积,于 2°C-8°C 下储存,包括在 32°C 下 24 小时,然后在两个批次中各重复(n=3)测试 5 个时间点,最长达 14 天,根据 YCD 的要求进行。
在 2°C-8°C 下储存 14 天后,包括在 32°C 下 24 小时,氟氯西林的浓度均大于初始浓度的 95%,10mg/ml 和 50mg/ml 两种浓度在 Accufuser 和 INfusor LV 装置中均如此。
在 Accufuser 和 INfusor LV 流动输液装置中使用 0.3%w/v 柠檬酸盐缓冲盐水 pH7.0 作为稀释液,可提高氟氯西林钠的稳定性,并符合英国国家标准。当装置填充至 240ml 时,可将氟氯西林的有效期延长至 14 天(在 2°C-8°C 下储存 13 天,在 32°C 下储存 24 小时)。氟氯西林现在可作为门诊患者的连续 24 小时输注药物,适当用于肠外抗菌治疗服务,这进一步提供了避免或缩短患者住院时间的机会,同时也支持理想的抗菌药物管理原则。