Youden's test is a reliable method to evaluate the robustness of analytical methods, by means of an experiment design which involves seven analytical parameters combined in eight tests. In the ...present study, we assessed the robustness of a chromatographic method to quantify lumefantrine in raw material samples, using Youden's test. Hence, it was possible to determine the effect of each analytical parameter in the final analysis results. Youden's test showed to be a simple and feasible procedure to evaluate the robustness of chromatographic methods.
O teste de Youden constitui um método confiável para avaliação da robustez de métodos analíticos, por meio de um delineamento que envolve sete parâmetros analíticos combinados em oito experimentos. No presente estudo, a robustez de um método cromatográfico para quantificação de lumefantrina em matéria-prima farmacêutica foi avaliada utilizando-se o teste de Youden. Assim, foi possível determinar o efeito de cada parâmetro analítico nos resultados finais das análises. O teste de Youden se mostrou um procedimento simples e confiável para a avaliação da robustez de métodos cromatográficos.
The quantitation of artemether in both pharmaceutical raw material and injections was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet detection. A Zorbax C18 column (150 ...x 4.6 mm; 5 μm), at 30 °C, and a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile and water (70:30), at a flow rate of 1ml/min, were used. The detection wavelength was 216 nm and the injection volume was 20 μL. The method proved to be linear (r²=0.9999), precise (RSD < 20% for intra-day and inter-day precision), accurate and selective regarding possible impurities and excipients of the samples. The detection and quantitation limits were 8 μg/mL and 25 μg/mL, respectively. The artemether content obtained in the raw material analysis was 99.26% and in the injections, 102.08%. The optimized and validated method may be successfully employed to perform routine quality control analyses.
A quantificação de artemeter em matéria-prima farmacêutica e solução injetável foi realizada por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) com detecção na região do ultravioleta. Empregou-se coluna Zorbax C18 (150 x 4.6 mm; 5 μm), mantida a 30 °C, e fase móvel composta por acetonitrila e água (70:30), com fluxo de 1 ml/min. A detecção foi realizada a 216 nm, e o volume de injeção foi 20 μl. O método se mostrou linear (r²=0,9999), preciso (DPR < 2,0% para precisão intra-dia e inter-dias) e seletivo em relação a possíveis impurezas e excipientes das amostras. Os limites de detecção e quantificação obtidos foram 8 μg/mL e 25 μg/mL, respectivamente. O teor médio de artemeter obtido na análise da matéria-prima farmacêutica foi 99,26% e na solução injetável, 102,08%. O método otimizado e validado pode ser utilizado com sucesso para análises rotineiras em controle de qualidade.
The present study developed and validated an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of artesunate (AS) and mefloquine hydrochloride (MQ) in fixed-dose combination tablets, according to ICH ...guidelines. The chromatographic separation was carried out on an XBridge C18 (250 x 4.6 mm i.d., 5 µm particle size, Waters) analytical column. The mobile phase included a 0.05 M monobasic potassium phosphate buffer (pH adjusted to 3.0 with phosphoric acid) and acetonitrile (50 + 50, v/v). The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min, and the run time was 13 minutes. A dual-wavelength approach was employed: AS detection was performed at 210 nm and MQ was detected at 283 nm, using a diode array detector. Stability of sample solutions was evaluated for 8 hours after preparation, during which time the solutions remained stable. Youden's test was employed to evaluate robustness. The method proved to be linear (r²>0.99), precise (RSD<2.0%), accurate, selective, and robust, proving to be appropriate for routine drug quality control analysis.
Um método por cromatografia a líquido de alta eficiência para a determinação simultânea de artesunato (AS) e cloridrato de mefloquina (MQ) em comprimidos em dose fixa combinada foi desenvolvido e validado, de acordo com as normas do ICH. A separação cromatográfica foi realizada com uma coluna analítica XBridge C18 (250 x 4,6 mm d.i., partículas de 5 µm, Waters). A fase móvel foi constituída de tampão fosfato monobásico de potássio 0,05 M (pH ajustado para 3,0 com ácido fosfórico) e acetonitrila (50 + 50, v/v). O fluxo da fase móvel foi de 1,0 mL/min e o tempo de corrida foi de 13 minutos. Utilizaram-se dois comprimentos de onda: a detecção do AS foi realizada em 210 nm e a de MQ foi realizada em 283 nm, utilizando-se um detector de arranjo de diodos. A estabilidade das soluções padrão e amostra foi avaliada por 8 horas após sua preparação e as soluções permaneceram estáveis nesse período. O teste de Youden foi empregado para a avaliação da robustez do método. O método se mostrou linear (r²>0,99), preciso (DPR<2,0%), exato, seletivo e robusto, sendo adequado para análises rotineiras de controle de qualidade dos medicamentos.
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with high and growing prevalence worldwide. Therefore, the development of fast and efficient methods for the QC of antidiabetic drugs is of fundamental ...importance. Two ultra-fast methods, using a conventional (C18 100 × 2.1 mm, 5 μm fully porous particle) column or a fused-core (C18 100 × 2.1 mm, 2.7 μm fused-core particle) column, were developed for the simultaneous determination of four antidiabetic drugs (chlorpropamide, glibenclamide, gliclazide, and glimepiride). The developed methods were compared in terms of efficiency, speed of analysis, resolution, and peak symmetry. Both methods were validated with respect to selectivity, system suitability, linearity, precision, accuracy, LOD, LOQ, and robustness, using glibenclamide as model. Conventional and fused-core methods were shown to be appropriate for the determination of glibenclamide in tablets; however, the fused-core column presented higher efficiency, detectability, and resolution. Also, it enabled faster analysis, with separation of the four drugs in less than 1 min.
A simple HPLC method for determination of mefloquine hydrochloride in tablets was developed and validated. The separation was carried out on an Xterra RP18 (250 x 4.6 mm id, 5 pm particle size) ...analytical column. The mobile phase was 0.05 M monobasic potassium phosphate buffer (pH 3.5)-methanol (40 + 60, v/v). The flow rate and wavelength were set to 1 mL/min and 283 nm, respectively. The method was specific for mefloquine hydrochloride in the presence of hydrolytic, oxidative, and photolytic degradation products. It was also linear, precise, accurate, and robust, being suitable for routine QC analyses and stability studies. The developed HPLC method was compared to a previously described spectrophotometric method.
The development and validation of an HPLC-UV method and a microbiological assay were performed for the analysis of ketoconazole in capsule formulations. The bioassay was developed using a specific ...agar diffusion technique with the strain of Candida albicans ATCC 18804 as the test organism. The effect of the mobile phase pH in the range of 2.5-7.5 on the retention and tailing factors of the ketoconazole peak was analyzed in the chromatography method and a pH value of 4.5 was considered to be adequate. A prospective validation of both methods showed adequate linearity (r2 > 0.99 for the two methods), precision, (RSD = 2.42% for intraday and 2.69% for interday precision for bioassay; RSD = 0.74% for intraday and 0.66% for interday precision for HPLC-UV), and accuracy (mean recoveries were 103 +/- 1.0% for bioassay and 99 +/- 1.0% for HPLC-UV). Student's t-test revealed no significant difference between the results obtained by the two methods (P < 0.05). The contents found for three capsule samples showed a strong correlation, as attested by Pearson's coefficient value (r = 0.9998), which also evidenced the concordance between the studied methodologies.
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