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Printed by: Lucas Pereira Official Date: Official as of 01-Sep-2021 Document Type: USP @2024 USPC
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Allyl-5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a- Relative standard deviation: NMT 1.0% for the sum of
hexadecahydro-5,19-dihydroxy-3-[(E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4- the responses of tacrolimus, tacrolimus open ring, and
hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1-methylvinyl]-14,16- tacrolimus 19-epimer, Standard solution
dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H- Analysis
pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)- Samples: Standard solution and Sample solution
tetrone monohydrate CAS RN®: 109581-93-3; UNII: Calculate the percentage of tacrolimus (C44H69NO12) in the
WM0HAQ4WNM.
DEFINITION
ci portion of Tacrolimus taken:
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Relative standard deviation: NMT 10.0% for the sum of
solution the responses of tacrolimus and tacrolimus 19-epimer,
Standard solution
Acceptance criteria: See Table 2. Analysis
Samples: Sample solution, Standard solution, Reporting
Table 2 threshold solution, Peak identification solution 1, and Peak
Name
Relative
Retention
Time
Relative
Response
Factor
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Acceptance
Criteria,
NMT (%)
identification solution 2
Calculate the percentage of each impurity in the portion of
Tacrolimus taken:
Tacrolimus meth
- Result = (r U/r S) × (C S/C U) × 100
ffi
ylacryl aldehydea 0.55 16.7 0.2
Tacrolimus dieneb 0.79 2.2 0.2 rU = peak response of each impurity from the Sample
solution
Tacrolimus rS = sum of the peak responses of tacrolimus
impurity 1c 0.96 1.0 0.2 19-epimer and tacrolimus from the Standard
Tacrolimus related com- solution
O
— —
pound Ad 0.96 CS = concentration of USP Tacrolimus RS in the
Tacrolimus 1.0 1.0 —
Standard solution (mg/mL)
CU = concentration of Tacrolimus in the Sample
Tacrolimus
— — solution (mg/mL)
19-epimerd, e 1.1
Tacrolimus open Acceptance criteria: See Table 3. Identify tacrolimus
— —
ringd, f 1.3 8-epimer and tacrolimus 8-propyl analog using Peak
identification solution 1 and Peak identification solution 2.
Any individual
unspecified impurity
—
1.0 0.2 Report impurity peaks with responses NLT that of the peak
in the Reporting threshold solution (0.05%). Disregard peaks
Total impurities g — — 0.3 with retention times less than 3 min.
a (E)-3-[[(1R,3R,4R)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-2-methylacrylaldehyde.
b (14E,18E)-17-Allyl-1-hydroxy-12-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl)-1-
Table 3
methylvinyl]-23,25-dimethoxy-13,19,21,27-tetramethyl-11,28-dioxa-4- Relative Acceptance
azatricyclo[22.3.1.04,9] octacosa-14,18-diene-2,3,10,16-tetrone. Retention Criteria,
c Specified unidentified impurity. Name Time NMT (%)
d For informational purposes only; not to be reported.
Tacrolimus open ringa, b 0.52 —
e (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19S,26aS)-8-Allyl-
5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a,hexadecahydro-5,19- Ascomycin 19-epimer (if present) c, d
0.54 0.1
dihydroxy-3-{(E)-2-[1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1-
methylvinyl}-14,16,dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H- Tacrolimus 19-epimerb, e 0.63 —
pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone.
f
f (3S,4R,5S,8R,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,26aS,E)-8-Allyl- Ascomycin 0.87 0.50
5,6,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,24,25,26,26a-tetradecahydro-5,15,20,20- d, g
tetrahydroxy-3-{(E)-2-[1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1- Desmethyl tacrolimus (if present) 0.94 0.1
methylvinyl}-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-3H-pyrido[2,1-c][1,4] Tacrolimus 1.00 —
oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,19,21(4H,8H,20H,23H)-tetrone.
g Total impurities limit does not include tacrolimus open ring and tacrolimus 19- h
Tacrolimus 8-epimer 1.28 0.15
epimer.
Tacrolimus 8-propyl analogi 1.33 0.15
• ORGANIC IMPURITIES, PROCEDURE 2 Any individual unspecified
Use Organic Impurities, Procedure 2 when the impurity profile —
impurity 0.1
includes ascomycin, desmethyl tacrolimus, tacrolimus
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Printed by: Lucas Pereira Official Date: Official as of 01-Sep-2021 Document Type: USP @2024 USPC
Do Not Distribute DOI Ref: r4daw DOI: https://doi.org/10.31003/USPNF_M80280_05_01
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5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-hexadecahydro-5,19-
dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-8-
dihydroxy-3-[(E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1- propyl-3H-pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-
methylvinyl]-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H- 1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone.
pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21-(4H,23H)-tetrone. C44H71NO12 806.03
g (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19R,26aS)-8-Allyl-
5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-hexadecahydro-5,19-
ci USP Tacrolimus System Suitability Mixture RS
dihydroxy-3-[(E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1- This is a mixture of tacrolimus, ascomycin
methylvinyl]-14,16-dimethoxy-4,12,18-trimethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H-pyrido[2,1- (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19R,26aS)-8-
c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21-(4H,23H)-tetrone. Ethyl-5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24, 25,26,26a-
h (3S,4R,5S,8S,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19R,26aS)-8-Allyl-
hexadecahydro-5,19-dihydroxy-3-[(E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-
5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-hexadecahydro-5,19-
dihydroxy-3-{(E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1- hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1-methylvinyl]-14,16-
dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H-
ffi
methylvinyl}-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H-
pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone. pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21-(4H,
i (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19R,26aS)-
23H)-tetrone.
5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-Hexadecahydro-5,19-
dihydroxy-3-{(E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1-
C43H69NO12 792.01
methylvinyl}-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-8-propyl- and tacrolimus 8-propyl analog
3H-pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone. (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R, 19R,26aS)-
j Total impurities limit does not include tacrolimus open ring and tacrolimus 19-
5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24, 25,26,26a-
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Change to read:
• USP REFERENCE STANDARDS á11ñ
USP Tacrolimus RS
15,19-Epoxy-3H-pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-
1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone-5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,
16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-hexadecahydro-5,19-
dihydroxy-3-[2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl)-1-
methylethenyl]-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-
tetramethyl-8-(2-propenyl)-, monohydrate, [3S-
[3R*,E(1S*,3S*,4S*)],4S*,5R*,8S*,9E,12R*,14R*,15S*,
16R*, 18S*,19S*,26aR*]]-.
C44H69NO12 · H2O 822.03
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