Table 3

Drug concentrations (mean±SD (%); n=3) of butorphanol tartrate (50 μg/mL) and ropivacaine hydrochloride (2 mg/mL) in polyolefin bags at different storage conditions

Time (h)Solution stored at 4°CSolution stored at 25°C
ButorphanolRopivacaineButorphanolRopivacaine
0100.0100.0100.0100.0
8100.1±0.5100.9±0.2100.6±0.7100.7±0.6
24100.9±2.099.9±1.699.7±1.199.6±0.2
48101.8±1.0100.0±0.5101.1±0.9102.5±1.3
72102.1±1.999.3±1.0102.6±0.8101.4±2.1
12099.5±0.299.6±1.299.4±0.799.7±1.6
168100.5±0.8100.2±0.898.5±1.3101.0±1.4
240101.0±1.3101.5±0.3100.3±1.199.6±0.8
36099.2±0.4100.1±1.197.7±0.5101.8±0.9