Penicillin V Potassium is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections, is a penicillin that is orally active, acts by inhibiting the biosynthesis of cell-wall peptidoglycan.
Test Items
Acceptance Criteria
Test Results
Appearance
White or almost white,
crystalline,powder
White, crystalline powder
Solubility
96%
Freely soluble in water,
practically insoluble in
ethanol(96 per cent)
96%
Freely soluble in water,
practically insoluble in ethanol
(96 per cent)
Identfication
IR
IR spectrum of sample must
be complies with that of
reference standard
Complies
Reaction of Potassium
Complies
Complies
pH 5.5~7.5 6.3
Water
≤1.0%
0.1%
Assay (The sum of the
phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium
and
4-hydroxyphenoxymethylpenicillin
potassium)(anhydrous substance)
95.0%~102.0