Rosuvastatin calcium tablets are mainly five
brands obtainable that is a synthetic compound which
decreases the number of lipid portion which is placed as
a hypercholesterolemia treatment. The major purpose
of this study is to measure the stability of different
brands of Rosuvastatin calcium on the stress condition.
Degradation system is a procedure that includes the
degradation of drug particles and drug ingredients at
specific conditions. Those are generated into
degradation products which can be studied to evaluate
the quality and efficacy of the drug formulation. There
are some guidelines of the International Conference on
Harmonization (ICH) with some parameters which
cause the degradation of a drug product includes heat
test, UV light test, time test for 15 days, acidic pH test,
basic pH test. In this study, using an ultraviolet UV
spectroscopic system was exhibited for the exploration
of the drug absorbance in the whole degradation
products. The standard solution of the samples was
prepared with water as a solvent to produce a solution
containing Rosuvastatin calcium (10mg). Then similarly
different brands of drugs were dissolved in water and
various dilutions were made which measured the
absorbance of Rosuvastatin calcium (10mg) based on an
ultraviolet wavelength of 232 nm. The analysis of
absorbance of sample preparation calculated at 232 nm
against the ratio of blank sample and this study
determined through comparing with the evaluation of
absorbance data of different brands. The research
content result as well as the limit of assays not less than
95% and not more than 105% of the labeled amount the
limit of the assay which is specified by USP. It was the
final decision that under-five procedures, the entire five
brands were degraded in every stress conditions
Keywords : Degradation study, Rosuvastatin calcium, UV Spectrophotometer, Storage Condition.