Application of liquid chromatography to the simultaneous determination of acetylsalicylic acid, caffeine, codeine, paracetamol, pyridoxine, and thiamine in pharmaceutical preparations.

This paper describes a rapid reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method, with UV detection, for the simultaneous determination of acetylsalicylic acid, caffeine, codeine, paracetamol, pyridoxine, and thiamine in pharmaceutical preparations. A reversed-phase C18 Nucleosil column is used. The mobile phase consists of 2 successive eluants: water (5 min) and acetonitrile-water (75 + 25, v/v; 9 min), both adjusted to pH 2.1 with phosphoric acid. Before determination acetylsalicylic acid is completely converted to salicylic acid by alkaline hydrolysis. Salicylic acid, caffeine, paracetamol, pyridoxine, and thiamine are all detected at 285 nm, whereas codeine is detected at 240 nm. Calibration curves were linear for salicylic acid, caffeine, paracetamol, and pyridoxine in the range of 50-500 mg/L, and for codeine and thiamine in the range of 50-1000 mg/L. The method was applied to the analysis of 13 fortified commercial pharmaceutical preparations. Recoveries ranged from 92.6 to 105.5%, with relative standard deviations of 1.1-5.8%.     

Determination of paracetamol in dosage forms by non-suppressed ion chromatography

An ion-chromatography procedure for the simultaneous determination of paracetamol and salicylic acid without suppression using UV detection is proposed. The method is applied to the determination of paracetamol in pharmaceuticals and also permits the quantitation of the total acetylsalicylic acid as salicylic acid.     

Selective spectrofluorimetric method for paracetamol determination through coumarinic compound formation

A spectrofluorimetrical selective method was designed for determination of paracetamol in tablets. This important technique can be characterized by its sensitivity, simplicity, celerity and cheaper cost than current official methods. The employed methodology involves coumarinic compound formation obtained by reaction between paracetamol and ethylacetoacetate (EAA) in the presence of sulphuric acid as catalyst. The reaction product is highly fluorescent at 478 nm, being excited at 446 nm.The linear concentration range of the application was 0.1-0.4 μg/ml of paracetamol and the detection limit was 57 ng/ml.The influence of different variables was studied and optimized through chemometric techniques. Applying the above-mentioned method good results were obtained with regard to pharmaceutical formulations containing paracetamol. Therefore, it is relevant to suggest this profitable technique for medicament control analysis.     

Elimination De L'Interference Des Salicyles Dans Le Dosage U. V. Du Paracetamol Sanguin

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Authors propose a simple method for U. V. determination of blood paracetamol in emergency toxicology. First, diethy1-ether extraction allows salicylate elimination (especially salicylic acid which is the most frequently used in therapy). Secondly paracetamol is extracted by ethyl-acetate and measured by U. V. spectrophotometry at 244 nm. The method provides good repeta-bility (C V=3.3 %) and reproducibility (C V u 4.3 %) with a detection limit of 2 mg L^?1 in plasma.     

Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, caffeine and paracetamol in drug formulations by differential-pulse voltammetry using a glassy carbon electrode

A simple, rapid and accurate method for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, caffeine and paracetamol in drug formulations has been developed. Peak currents were measured with a glassy carbon electrode at +0.350, +0.618 and +1.425 V versus a saturated calomel electrode for ascorbic acid, paracetamol and caffeine, respectively. Perchloric acid (0.1 M) - methanol (1 + 1) was used both as a solvent and supporting electrolyte. The optimum modulation amplitude, pulse repeat time and scan rate of the polarographic analyser were found to be 50 mV, 0.5 s and 5 mV s-1, respectively and the linear calibration ranges for ascorbic acid, caffeine and paracetamol were 0-35, 0-50, and 0-55 micrograms ml-1, respectively. The relative standard deviations for 9.30 micrograms ml-1 of ascorbic acid, 8.50 micrograms ml-1 of caffeine and 7.30 micrograms ml-1 of paracetamol were 1.3, 2.5 and 0.7%, respectively. Results are reported for several commercially available drugs.     

NMR定量测定片剂中的对乙酰氨基酚

以基准试剂邻苯二甲酸氢钾为内标,采用1H NMR法建立了对乙酰氨基酚片剂中对乙酰氨基酚含量的测定方法。考察了延迟时间、脉冲宽度和采样次数对测定结果的影响。选定核磁共振参数延迟时间1 s、脉冲宽度3μs、采样次数16次。结果显示,测定内标与标样的NMR峰面积比均小于0.4%,方法具有很好的重复性。将内标与标样的NMR峰面积比对其质量比绘制标准曲线,相关系数为1.000 0,内标的质量浓度为6 g/L时,对乙酰氨基酚的线性范围为2～10 g/L。用标准曲线法和绝对定量模式(内标法)测定了3种不同厂家的片剂中对乙酰氨基酚的含量。结果表明此方法与紫外分光光度法的测定结果一致,方法简单易行、结果准确。     

Development of a Multimatrix UHPLC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Paracetamol and Its Metabolites in Animal Tissues

Paracetamol/acetaminophen (APAP) is one of the most popular pharmacologically active substances used as an analgesic and antipyretic agent. The metabolism of this drug occurs in the liver and leads to the formation of two main metabolites—glucuronic acid and sulfate derivate. Despite the wide use of paracetamol in veterinary medicine, a handful of analytical methods were published for the determination of paracetamol residues in animal tissues. In this paper, a multimatrix method has been developed for the determination of paracetamol and two metabolites—paracetamol sulfate (PS) and p-Acetamidophenyl β-D-glucuronide (PG). A validation procedure was conducted to verify method reliability and fit purpose as a tool for analyzing acetaminophen and metabolites in muscle, liver, lung, and kidney samples from different species of animals. Established validation parameters were in agreement with acceptable criteria laid by the European legislation. The initial significant matrix effect was successfully reduced by implementing an internal standard—4-Acetamidophenyl β-D-glucuronide-d3 (PG-d3, IS). The usefulness of the developed method was verified by analyzing samples from an experiment in which paracetamol was administrated to geese.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of paracetamol and salicylamide in human serum and pharmaceutical formulations by a differential kinetic method

A rapid, simple, and sensitive differential kinetic method is presented for the determinations of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) and salicylamide. The method is based on their oxidation reaction by Fe3+ ion in the presence of 1, 10-phenanthroline as indicator. The reactions can be monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the increase in the absorbance of the solution at 510 nm. Two times were selected one in which only paracetamol is oxidized by Fe3+ ion and the other in which both drugs are oxidized by Fe3+ ion. The data were evaluated by the proportional equations method. The method allowed the simultaneous determination of paracetamol and salicylamide at concentrations between 0.5-20 and 1-40 microg/mL with relative standard deviations of 3.47 and 2.58%, respectively. The method was applied to the simultaneous determination of paracetamol and salicylamide in human serum and pharmaceutical formulations.     

FIA Determination of Paracetamol in Pharmaceutical Drugs by Using Gold Electrodes Modified with a 3‐Mercaptopropionic Acid Monolayer

A flow injection analysis (FIA) method for the determination of paracetamol in pharmaceutical drugs using a gold electrode modified with a self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) of 3‐mercaptopropionic acid is described. At optimized experimental conditions the dynamic concentration range was 0.15 to 15.0 mg L^?1 with a detection limit of 0.2 μg mL^?1 (S/N=3). The repeatability of current responses for injections of 10 μmol L^?1 paracetamol was evaluated to be 3.2% (n=30) and the analytical frequency was 180 h^?1. The lifetime of the modified electrode was found to be 15 days. The results obtained by using the proposed amperometric method for paracetamol determination in four different drug samples compared well with those found by spectrophotometry.     

对乙酰氨基酚在分子印迹膜修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为及测定

以对乙酰氨基酚（PCT）为模板分子,甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,采用光引发原位聚合法在玻碳电极（GCE）表面聚合成膜,以甲醇-甲酸将模板分子洗脱,制得对乙酰氨基酚分子印迹膜修饰电极（MIP-GCE）,建立了该电极直接测定PCT的分析方法。结果表明,该传感器具有较高的选择性和灵敏度,PCT浓度在5.0×10-5~1.0×10-3 mol?L-1范围内与其峰电流呈良好的线性关系,检出限为1.4×10-6 mol?L-1。应用该法测定药物中PCT的含量,在干扰物质共存情况下的回收率为96%~105%。     

Voltammetric sensing of paracetamol, dopamine and 4-aminophenol at a glassy carbon electrode coated with gold nanoparticles and an organophillic layered double hydroxide

A differential pulse voltammetric method was developed for the simultaneous determination of paracetamol, 4-aminophenol and dopamine at pH 7.0 using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and a layered double hydroxide sodium modified with dodecyl sulfate (SDS-LDH). The modified electrode displays excellent redox activity towards paracetamol, and the redox current is increased (and the corresponding over-potential decreased) compared to those of the bare GCE, the AuNPs-modified GCE, and the SDS-LDH-modified GCE. The modified electrode enables the determination of paracetamol in the concentration range from 0.5 to 400???M, with a detection limit of 0.13???M (at an S/N of 3). The sensor was successfully applied to the stimultaneous determination of paracetamol and dopamine, and of paracetamol and 4-aminophenol, respectively, in pharmaceutical tablets and in spiked human serum samples.

Fluorimetric determination of cerium with paracetamol

A simple, sensitive and selective method for determination of cerium(IV), based on the oxidative reaction between cerium(IV) and paracetamol, has been developed. The fluorescent species is an oxidation product of paracetamol and has excitation and emission maxima at 265 and 360 nm, respectively. The fluorescent intensity of the system is linear over the range 2.0 x 10(-7)-8.0 x 10(-6)M Ce(IV). The method has been applied in the determination of Ce(IV) in synthetic mixtures and ores with good accuracy being achieved.     

Spectrophotometric determination of paracetamol with microwave assisted alkaline hydrolysis

A novel and rapid spectrophotometric method for the determination of paracetamol is proposed in this paper. The proposed method is based on the microwave assisted alkaline hydrolysis of paracetamol to p-aminophenol that reacts with S2- in the presence of Fe3+ as oxidant to produce a methylene blue-like dye having an absorptivity maximum at 540 nm. The experiment showed that paracetamol could be hydrolysed quantitatively to p-aminophenol in only 1.5 min under radiation power 640 W using a microwave in NaOH medium. The system obeys Beer's law in the range of 0-3.0 x 10(-4) mol l(-1) paracetamol. The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity were found to be 3.2 x 10(-3) l mol(-1) cm(-1) and 0.047 microg cm(-2), respectively. The relative standard deviation (n=11) was 1.7% for 8.0 x 10(-5) mol l(-1) paracetamol. The method has been applied successfully to analysis of paracetamol in pharmaceutical preparation.     

Rapid Determination of Paracetamol in Blood Serum Samples by First-Derivative UV Absorption Spectroscopy

Abstract

A rapid method for the determination of paracetamol in human blood serum using first-derivative UV absorption spectroscopy is described. It involves no sample pretreatment, extraction or derivatization procedures, other than a standard deproteinizing technique with trichloroacetic acid. The results can be applied to both therapeutic and toxic levels of paracetamol.     

Selective spectrophotometric determination of ascorbic acid in drugs and foods

A new analytical method was developed for the determination of ascorbic acid. The method is based on the reaction of ascorbic acid with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazane (NBD-Cl) in the presence of 0.2M sodium hydroxide, where a bluish green colour (lambda(max) 582 nm) is developed after dilution with 50% (v/v) aqueous acetone solution. Beer's law was obeyed in a concentration range of 5-20 microg ascorbic acid/ml with a good correlation coefficient (r = 0.9990). The method was found to be highly specific for the determination of ascorbic acid in the presence of dehydro-ascorbic acid, all other vitamins and minerals possibly present in multivitamin preparations, rutin, salicylamide, acetyl salicylic acid, paracetamol, caffeine, phenylephrine hydrochloride and dipyrone. Moreover, the proposed procedure was also successfully applied for the determination of ascorbic acid in some canned and fresh fruit juices, some vegetables and infant milk products without interference from coloured and other substances present in the plant extracts.     

Electrochemical behavior and differential pulse voltammetric determination of paracetamol at a carbon ionic liquid electrode

The electrochemical behavior of paracetamol in 0.1 M acetate buffer solution (pH 4.6) was investigated at a traditional carbon paste electrode (TCPE) and a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) fabricated by replacing nonconductive organic binders with a conductive hydrophobic room temperature ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BmimPF₆). The results showed that the CILE exhibited better reversibility for the electrochemical redox of paracetamol. The oxidation potential of paracetamol at the CILE is +0.462 V, which is approximately 232 mV lower than that at the TCPE; the oxidation peak current response is nine times higher than that at the TCPE. The differential pulse voltammetric determination of paracetamol at the CILE was established based on this behavior. After optimizing several important parameters controlling the performance of paracetamol at the CILE, the oxidation peak current versus paracetamol concentration at the CILE showed linearity in the range from 1.0 μM to 2.0 mM (R ²  = 0.9992) with a detection limit of 0.3 μM (S/N = 3). The method has been applied to the determination of paracetamol in tablets and urine samples and the average recovery of paracetamol was 98.5% and 99.3%, respectively. The proposed CILE showed good sensitivity and reproducible response without influence of interferents commonly existing in pharmaceutical and urine samples. Figure CV curves of paracetamol illustrate the enhanced electrochemical behavior of paracetamol at the CILE (b), which forms the basis for the differential pulse voltammetric determination of paracetamol     

Extraction du paracetamol par relargage de solvant et application au dosage par chromatographie en phase gazeuse dans le plasma : |en|A rapid extraction technique for the determination of paracetamol in plasma by gas chromatography

(A rapid extraction technique for the determination of paracetamol in plasma by gas chromatography.) Plasma proteins are precipitated by a sulfotungstic acid reagent, and the supernatant liquid is mixed with pyridine containing the internal standard. Paracetamol is extracted by salting-out with sodium sulfate and determined by gas chromatography of its acetylated derivative on OV17. No interference was found with 26 different drugs. The method is suitable for 10^-4 M levels of paracetamol in plasma.     

Method for determining paracetamol in whole blood by chronoamperometry following enzymatic hydrolysis

A method is proposed for the determination of paracetamol in whole undiluted blood, based on the enzymatic hydrolysis of the drug to p-aminophenol, which is then measured by chronoamperometry at a glassy carbon electrode. Hydrolysis of the paracetamol prior to electro-oxidation is shown to alleviate problems that arise from high background currents in the whole blood and so ensures a good linear correlation (r greater than 0.99) between the current and the paracetamol concentration. Recovery experiments and comparison with a reference method based on spectrophotometry suggest that the electrochemical assay only measures that proportion of paracetamol that is not bound to serum albumin.     

Second Derivative Spectrophotometric Determination of p-Aminophenol in the Presence of Paracetamol

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A second derivative spectroscopic method for the determination of p-aminophenol in paracetamol powder is described. Second derivative absorbance (d²A/dλ²) values were measured at 223.8 nm (Δ = 4.2 nm) where p-aminophenol showed derivative responses obeying Beer's Law but paracetamol had negligible derivative absorption. The concentrations of p-aminophenol solutions prepared in 0.1 N HCl (0.12–7.61 mcg/ml), containing constant amounts of paracetamol (20 mcg/ml) related linearly with the d²A/dλ² values and gave a straight line (r = ?0.9999). The method allowed determination of 0.5% to 38% of p-aminophenol in paracetamol without prior separation, it is rapid, precise and accurate.     

Double injection–single detector flow injection spectrophotometric method for simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid and paracetamol in pharmaceutical formulations

Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society - A simple and low-cost flow injection spectrophotometric method was proposed for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid (AA) and paracetamol (PCM)...