Olanzapine lactam impurity is a potential impurity found in commercial preparations of olanzapine.1 It is a degradation product formed by exposure to thermal or oxidative stress.
1.Baertschi, S.W., Brunner, H., Bunnell, C.A., et al.Isolation, identification, and synthesis of two oxidative degradation products of olanzapine (LY170053) in solid oral formulationsJ. Pharm. Sci.97(2)883-892(2008)
















