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Ribavirin

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Ribavirin, 1-β-D-Ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H12N4O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
244.20
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to BP 593
traceable to Ph. Eur.
traceable to USP 1602706

API family

ribavirin

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

pkg of 1 g

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1ncn(n1)[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]2O

InChI

1S/C8H12N4O5/c9-6(16)7-10-2-12(11-7)8-5(15)4(14)3(1-13)17-8/h2-5,8,13-15H,1H2,(H2,9,16)/t3-,4-,5-,8-/m1/s1

InChI key

IWUCXVSUMQZMFG-AFCXAGJDSA-N

Gene Information

human ... IMPDH1(3614)

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General description

Analog of the imidazole nucleotide intermediates in purine nucleotide biosynthesis.
Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to pharmacopeia primary standards
Ribavirin is a synthetic guanosine analog, effective against respiratory syncytial virus, several hemorrhagic fever viruses and human immuno deficiency virus.Certified pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to in-house working standards.

Application

Ribavirin may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in drug dosage forms by high-pressure liquid chromatographic method.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antiviral agent used against a wide variety of human viral infections, in particular, chronic hepatitis C, HIV, and adenovirus. Its metabolite, ribavirin 5′-phosphate, is an inhibitor of inosine monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase, but many other mechanisms of action are also supported with experimental evidence.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAA6966 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Stability-Indicating HPLC-DAD Determination of Ribavirin in Capsules and Plasma.
Haggag RS, et al.
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 52(6), 493-500 (2013)
Intravenous ribavirin and hyperammonemia in an immunocompromised patient infected with adenovirus.
Bertrand P, et al.
Pharmacotherapy, 20(10), 1216-1220 (2000)

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