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Theophylline

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

1,3-Dimethylxanthine, 2,6-Dihydroxy-1,3-dimethylpurine, 3,7-Dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H8N4O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
180.16
Beilstein:
13463
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to BP 327
traceable to Ph. Eur. T080000
traceable to USP 1653004

API family

theophylline

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)N(C)c2[nH]cnc2C1=O

InChI

1S/C7H8N4O2/c1-10-5-4(8-3-9-5)6(12)11(2)7(10)13/h3H,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

InChI key

ZFXYFBGIUFBOJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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.
Certified pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to pharmacopeia primary standards
Theophylline is a methylxanthine drug, most widely prescribed for the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Theophylline is a xanthine derivative, which is widely found in human diet. It occurs abundantly in chocolate food products.

Application

Theophylline may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in drug dosage forms by chromatography and spectrophotometry.
Theophylline may be used as a reference standard in determining the concentration of theophylline present in beverages, food and herbal products using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
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

Phosphodiesterase inhibitor; diuretic; cardiac stimulant; muscle relaxant; asthma medication.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) 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 LRAA7171 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Development and validation of a stability-indicating HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of salbutamol sulphate and theophylline in pharmaceutical dosage forms.
Maithani M and Singh R
Journal of Analytical and Bioanalytical Techniques , 1(116), 11-11 (2011)
Spectrophotometric determination of caffeine and theophylline in pure alkaloids and its application in pharmaceutical formulations.
Singh DK and Sahu A
Analytical Biochemistry, 349(2), 176-180 (2006)
Simultaneous HPLC determination of caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline in food, drinks, and herbal products
Srdjenovic B, et al.
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 46, 144-149 (2008)
Simultaneous determination of caffeine, theobromine and theophylline in foods and pharmaceutical preparations by using ion chromatography.
Chen QC, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 371(2-3), 287-296 (1998)
David J Henderson-Smart et al.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (1)(1), CD000273-CD000273 (2010-01-22)
Recurrent apnea is common in preterm infants, particularly at very early gestational ages. These episodes of loss of effective breathing can lead to hypoxemia and bradycardia, which may be severe enough to require resuscitation including use of positive pressure ventilation.

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