Hydrocodone Bitartrate
| Grade | Pharmaceutical |
| Pharmacopoeia | BP, USP |
| CAS No. | 34195-34-1 |
| Product Name | Hydrocodone Bitartrate |
| Chemical Name | 4,5α-Epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one hydrogen (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate 2.5-hydrate |
| Function | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) |
| Industrial Application | Pharmaceutical |
| Category | Pain management |
General Description
Hydrocodone is used to treatment of severe chronic pain and is usually used in combination formulations to treat nonproductive cough in adults and has antitussive properties.
Physical Characteristics
| Molecular formula | C₁₈H₂₁NO₃·C₄H₆O₆·2½H₂O |
| Molecular weight | 494.5 |
| Appearance | White or almost white, hygroscopic, crystalline powder |
| Solubility | Freely soluble or soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (96%), practically insoluble in cyclohexane |
| pH | 3.2 to 3.8 |
| Water | 7.0% to 12.0% |
| Specific optical rotation | -87° to -91° (anhydrous substance) |
| Sulfated ash | Maximum 0.1% |
| Purity | Minimum 99.0% |
| Assay | 99.0% to 101.0% (anhydrous substance) |
| Storage | In an airtight container. Protected from light |
| Stability | Stable at least 2 years at room temperature |