Research Article

The Influence of Ionizing Radiation, Temperature, and Light on Eplerenone in the Solid State

Table 5

Results of DSC analysis. The values in parentheses are standard deviation.

ConditionsTemperature [°C]Difference [°C]

Nondegraded234.5 (3)248.5 (0)253.5 (3)
6 mln lux h232.6 (0)248.3 (3)253.2 (0)
90°C RH 0%232.3 (6)248.5 (0)253.7 (3)
60°C RH 76.4%231.7 (3)248.2 (7)253.6 (7)
25 kGy227.6 (7)246.1 (3)249.8 (3)
50 kGy227.3 (3)245.7 (0)249.3 (7)
100 kGy226.4 (3)244.1 (3)247.8 (3)
200 kGy226.7 (3)242.0 (7)246.5 (0)
400 kGy227.5 (0)239.6 (3)242.5 (7)

: melting peak onset for nondegraded eplerenone.
: melting peak maximum for nondegraded eplerenone.
: melting peak endset temperature for nondegraded eplerenone.