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Stability and Compatibility of Morphine-Clonidine Admixtures in an Implantable Infusion System

Stability and Compatibility of Morphine-Clonidine Admixtures in an Implantable Infusion System

Keith R Hildebrand, Dennis D Elsberry, Samuel J Hassenbusch

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2003 May;25(5):464-71.

PMID: 12727045

Abstract:

Nonopioid analgesics are often coadministered with intrathecal morphine to increase efficacy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate stability and compatibility of morphine-clonidine admixtures with an implantable infusion system that is commonly used to treat pain patients. Infusion systems were filled with admixture and maintained at 37 degrees C for 90 days. Samples were collected monthly. Drug concentrations were determined using stability-indicating, high-performance liquid chromatography. For compatibility testing, individual materials comprising the fluid pathway of the device were immersed in clonidine solution and stored at 37 degrees C for various periods through 64 weeks and mechanical performance evaluated. After 3 months of containment in the infusion system, morphine and clonidine concentrations remained at > or = 94% of the theoretical starting concentrations. All device materials retained acceptable mechanical performance following clonidine exposure. These results demonstrate that morphine and clonidine are stable when combined in aqueous solution maintained at body temperature in an implantable infusion system for at least 3 months.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP4205907-A	Clonidine solution		4205-90-7	Price

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