Simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of paracetamol, phenylephrine HCl, and chlorpheniramine maleate in pharmaceutical dosage forms

A rapid, precise, and specific high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for the simultaneous determination of paracetamol, phenylephrine HCI, and chlorpheniramine maleate in combined pharmaceutical dosage forms. The method involves the use of a microBondapak CN RP analytical column (125 A, 10 microm, 3.9 x 150 mm) at 22 degrees C as the stationary phase with the mixture of acetonitrile and phosphate buffer (pH 6.22, 78:22) as the mobile phase. Derivatization of the drugs is not required. The method is applied to commercial pediatric cough-cold syrups, tablets, and capsules marketed in Turkey. The relative standard deviation for 10 replicate measurements of each drug in the medicaments is always less than 2%.