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- N F Al-Tannak, C G Cable, D A McArthur, and D G Watson.
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, UK.
- J Clin Pharm Ther. 2012 Feb 1; 37 (1): 71-3.
What Is Known And ObjectiveMorphine is used routinely in clinical practice to manage moderate to severe pain, whereas levomepromazine is commonly used at low doses to manage intractable nausea and vomiting. While it has been reported that an injection combination of morphine sulphate (0·5 mg/mL) and levomepromazine (0·1 mg/mL) was physically compatible, data on the chemical stability of combinations of these drugs has not been reported. Thus, a method was required for the assessment of the stability of morphine sulphate/levomepromazine hydrochloride combinations.MethodsA high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed to assess the stability of the combinations. The injections were stored at 4 °C in the dark at room temperature under natural light and at 37 °C under artificial lighting.Results And DiscussionMorphine sulphate was stable under all storage conditions, but the degree of degradation of levomepromazine hydrochloride increased as the storage temperature increased. The disappearance of levomepromazine hydrochloride was correlated with the appearance of a sulphoxide degradant. WHAT IS NEW CONCLUSION: The injection combinations of morphine sulphate and levomepromazine hydrochloride were shown in the current study to have a limited storage life with respect to their levomepromazine hydrochloride content.© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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