Development and Stability of Forced Degradation Studies Indicating Different Brands of Metformin Drugs

In present study, Accouring to specification of Indian pharmacopeia the content official limit of not less than (98.5%) and not more than (101.0%) of the lable amount our hypothesis was that when all different brands of metformin were expose to the different degradation parameters. The Forced degradation studies show the chemical behavior of the molecule which in turn helps in the development of formulation and package. A forced degradation study is an essential step in the design of a regulatory compliant stability program for both drug substances and products, and formalized as a regulatory requirement in ICH Guideline Q1A in 1993. Forced degradation is a degradation of new drug substance and drug product at conditions more severe than accelerated conditions.