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724 DRUG RELEASE
This test is provided to determine compliance with drug-release requirements where specified in individual monographs. Use the apparatus specified in the individual monograph. Replace the aliquots withdrawn for analysis with equal volumes of fresh Dissolution Medium at 37 or, where it can be shown that replacement of the medium is not necessary, correct for the volume change in the calculation. [NOTE—Medium replacement is not necessary for Apparatus 4, which is a continuous-flow system.] Keep the vessel covered for the duration of the test, and verify the temperature of the mixture under test at suitable times.

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Staff Liaison : William E. Brown, Scientist
Expert Committee : (BPC05) Biopharmaceutics05
USP29–NF24 Page 2682
Pharmacopeial Forum : Volume No. 31(1) Page 213
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