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The document outlines the compendial specifications for various Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Finished Pharmaceutical Products (FPPs) according to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.), and British Pharmacopeia (BP). It includes detailed assay/purity limits and specific impurity thresholds for each substance listed. The submission is from UDENSON BLESSING, registered under number 2023654114, and dated July 6, 2026.

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PCH Assignment

The document outlines the compendial specifications for various Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Finished Pharmaceutical Products (FPPs) according to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.), and British Pharmacopeia (BP). It includes detailed assay/purity limits and specific impurity thresholds for each substance listed. The submission is from UDENSON BLESSING, registered under number 2023654114, and dated July 6, 2026.

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Submission Date: July 6, 2026

Submitted By: UDENSON BLESSING

Registered Number: 2023654114

Department: Phamaceutical Chemistry

Subject: Comparative Compendial Specifications (USP, Ph. Eur.,


BP)

SECTION 1: UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA (USP)


SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)


# API Name Compendial Assay/Purity Specific
Source Limit Impurity &
(Dried/Anhydro Limit
us Basis) Thresholds

1 Aspirin(Acetyls USP Monograph 99.5% – 100.5% • Free Salicylic


alicylic Acid) Acid: ≤ 0.1%
• Total organic
impurities: ≤
0.05%
2 Metformin USP Monograph 98.5% – 101.0% •
Hydrochloride Cyanoguanidine
: ≤ 0.02%
• Any single
unspecified
impurity: ≤
0.10%

3 Atorvastatin USP Monograph 98.0% – 102.0% • Atorvastatin


Calcium epoxide: ≤
0.15%
• Total individual
unspecified
impurities: ≤
0.10%

4 Prednisone USP Monograph 97.0% – 102.0% • Formyl


prednisolone: ≤
0.15%
• Total
impurities: ≤
1.0%

5 Simvastatin USP Monograph 98.0% – 102.0% • Lovastatin: ≤


1.0%
• Single
unspecified
impurity: ≤
0.10%
• Total
impurities: ≤
1.5%

1.2 Finished Pharmaceutical Products (FPPs)


# Finished Dosage Form Assay Limit (% Degradation /
Product Name of Labeled Product
Claim) Impurity Limits

1 Acetaminophen Capsule 90.0% – 110.0% • 4-aminophenol


Capsules (storage
degradation): ≤
0.1%

2 Ibuprofen Tablet 90.0% – 110.0% •


Tablets 4-isobutylacetop
henone
degradation
product: ≤ 0.2%

3 Amoxicillin Capsule 90.0% – 120.0% • Total


Capsules degradation
products: ≤ 5.0%

4 Metformin HCl ER Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% •


Extended-Relea Cyanoguanidine
se : ≤ 0.05%

5 Ciprofloxacin Tablet 90.0% – 110.0% • Ciprofloxacin


Tablets ethylenediamine
analog: ≤ 0.5%

SECTION 2: EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA (PH. EUR.)


SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)


# API Name Compendial Assay/Purity Specific
Source Limit Impurity &
(Dried/Anhydro Limit
us Basis) Thresholds

1 Amoxicillin Ph. Eur. 95.0% – 102.0% • Impurity D


Trihydrate Monograph (Penicilloic
acids): ≤ 1.0%
• Any other
single impurity: ≤
0.15%

2 Diclofenac Ph. Eur. 99.0% – 101.0% • Impurity A


Sodium Monograph (indolin-2-one
derivative): ≤
0.15%
• Total
impurities: ≤
0.20%

3 Omeprazole Ph. Eur. 99.0% – 101.0% • Impurity H


Monograph (omeprazole
sulfone): ≤
0.15%
• Any single
unspecified
impurity: ≤
0.10%

4 Caffeine Ph. Eur. 98.5% – 101.0% • Impurity A


Anhydrous Monograph (theophylline): ≤
0.10%
• Total related
substances: ≤
0.10%

5 Losartan Ph. Eur. 98.5% – 101.5% • Impurity J


Potassium Monograph (chloromethyl
imidazole
derivative): ≤
0.15%
• Total
impurities: ≤
0.30%

2.2 Finished Pharmaceutical Products (FPPs)


# Finished Dosage Form Assay Limit (% Degradation /
Product Name of Labeled Product
Claim) Impurity Limits

1 Ascorbic Acid Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% • Oxalic acid


Tablets degradation
byproduct: ≤
0.2%
2 Paracetamol IV Infusion 95.0% – 105.0% •
Infusion 4-aminophenol:
≤ 0.05%
• Total
degradants: ≤
0.10%

3 Diazepam Injection 95.0% – 105.0% •


Injection 2-amino-5-chlor
obenzophenone:
≤ 0.10%

4 Pantoprazole GR Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% • Any individual


Gastro-Resista degradation
nt product: ≤ 0.2%
• Total
degradants: ≤
0.5%

5 Atorvastatin Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% • Impurity E


Tablets (Atorvastatin
diketoarene): ≤
0.15%

SECTION 3: BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA (BP) SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)


# API Name Compendial Assay/Purity Specific
Source Limit Impurity &
(Dried/Anhydro Limit
us Basis) Thresholds

1 Paracetamol(Ac BP Monograph 99.0% – 101.0% •


etaminophen) 4-aminophenol:
≤ 0.005% (50
ppm)

Chloroacetanilid
e: ≤ 0.001% (10
ppm)

2 Ibuprofen BP Monograph 98.5% – 101.0% • Impurity A


(4-isobutylaceto
phenone): ≤
0.1%
• Any other
individual
impurity: ≤ 0.1%

3 Fluoxetine BP Monograph 98.0% – 101.5% • Impurity B


Hydrochloride (chiral
isomer/epimer
mix): ≤ 0.15%
• Total
impurities: ≤
0.30%

4 Erythromycin BP Monograph 93.0% – 102.0% • Erythromycin


B: ≤ 12.0% |
Erythromycin C:
≤ 5.0%
• Any other
single impurity: ≤
3.0%

5 Hydrochlorothi BP Monograph 98.0% – 102.0% • Chlorothiazide


azide impurity: ≤ 0.5%
• Total individual
unspecified
impurities: ≤
0.10%

3.2 Finished Pharmaceutical Products (FPPs)


# Finished Dosage Form Assay Limit (% Degradation /
Product Name of Labeled Product
Claim) Impurity Limits

1 Paracetamol Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% • 4-aminophenol


Tablets (finished product
tolerance): ≤
0.1%

2 Aspirin Tablets Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% • Salicylic acid


degradation
compound: ≤
0.3%

3 Amoxicillin Oral Liquid 92.5% – 107.5% • Total related


Oral substances
Suspension (hydrolysis
degradants): ≤
4.0%

4 Morphine Injection 92.5% – 107.5% •


Sulfate Pseudomorphin
Injection e degradation
product: ≤ 1.5%

5 Codeine Tablet 95.0% – 105.0% • Morphine


Phosphate (unreacted/degr
Tablets aded alkaloid): ≤
0.1%

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