Solid Phase Spectrophotometry for the Determination of Cobalt in Pharmaceutical Preparations

 A new sensitive method exploiting solid-phase spectrophotometry is proposed for the determination of cobalt in pharmaceutical preparations. The chromogenic reagent 1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphthol (TAN) was immobilized on C18 bonded silica loaded into a home-made cell with 1.5 mm of optical path for cobalt determination. Cobalt(II) reacts with TAN on C18 material, at pH 6.0–7.5, to give a coloured complex which has maximum absorption at 572 nm. In this way, the sample was passed through the cell and Co(II) ions were quantitatively retained on the solid-phase. After the direct measurement of light-absorption in the solid phase, only the cobalt was eluted with 0.1 mol L⁻¹ hydrochloric acid. The cell was washed with water and then another sample solution could be passed through the cell. The procedure allowed the determination of cobalt in the range of 10–160 μg L⁻¹ with coefficient of variation of 4.7% (n=10) and apparent molar absorptivity of 2.62 × 10⁶ L mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹ using sample volume of 3-mL. Received May 15, 2000. Revision August 28, 2000.     

Determination of Amoxycillin and Clavulanic Acid in Some Pharmaceutical Preparations by Derivative Spectrophotometry

 Derivative spectrophotometry was applied for the simultaneous determination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid in pharmaceutical preparations: “Augmentin” inj. and tablets and “Amoksiklav” drops and tablets, in solutions after hydrolysis with sodium hydroxide. As the absorption spectra overlap strongly (amoxycillin λ_max = 247 nm and 290 nm, clavulanic acid λ_max = 258 nm) the first and the second derivative spectrophotometric procedure was elaborated for their determination. Amoxycillin was determined at λ = 257.9 nm (1-st derivative spectra) or λ = 273 nm (2-nd derivative) while clavulanic acid at λ = 280.3 nm (1-st derivative) or λ = 285 nm (2-nd derivative spectra). The Beer’s law is obeyed in the range of 0.004–0.04 mg/ml for amoxycillin and 0.002–0.02 mg/ml for clavulanic acid. Received December 6, 1999. Revision August 1, 2000.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Prochlorperazine Maleate in Pure and Pharmaceutical Preparations

 Prochlorperazine maleate reacts with 1-naphthylamine and sodium nitrite, after heating for 110 s at 80 °C to give an orange red colour having maximum absorbance at 460 nm. The reaction is selective for prochlorperazine maleate with 0.01 mg/mL as visual limit of quantitation and provides a basis for a new spectrophotometric determination. The colour reaction obeys Beer’s law from 0.01 mg/10 mL to 0.33 mg/10 mL of prochlorperazine maleate and the relative standard deviation is 0.68%. The quantitative assessment of tolerable amounts of other drugs is also studied. Received September 22, 2000. Revision June 19, 2001     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Phenytoin Sodium in Pure and Pharmaceutical Preparations

 Phenytoin sodium reacts with o-nitrobenzoic acid in alkaline media after heating for 10 minutes at 70 °C, to give a red coloured complex having maximum absorbance at 510 nm. The reaction is selective for phenytoin sodium with 0.01 mg/10 mL as visual limit of quantitation and provides a basis for a new spectrophotometric determination. The colour reaction obeys Beer’s law from 0.01 mg to 3 mg/10 mL of phenytoin sodium and the relative standard deviation is 0.29%. The quantitative assessment of tolerable amounts of other drugs is also studied. Received May 2, 2000. Revision May 11, 2001.     

Colorimetric Estimation of Melatonin in Pharmaceutical Formulations

 Three simple and sensitive colorimetric methods (A–C) for the determination of melatonin in bulk samples and in pharmaceutical formulations are described. They are based on the formation of coloured species by reaction of ninhydrin with the drug (method A, λ_max 397 nm) by oxidation of the indol moiety in melatonin with potassium persulphate (method B, λ_max 450 nm) or by reduction of osmium (VIII) (method C, λ_max 516 nm). Regression analysis of Beer-Lambert plots showed good correlations in concentration ranges between 0.8–14.2, 70.0–140.0 and 2.0–40.0 μg/mL for methods A, B and C, respectively. The molar absorptivity, Sandell sensitivity and detection limit were calculated. For more accurate analysis, Ringbom optimum concentration ranges were calculated. The validity of the proposed methods was tested by analysing pharmaceutical formulations containing melatonin. The relative standard deviations were ≤ 0.95% with recoveries 99.0–101.33%. Received October 20, 1999. Revision February 10, 1999.     

Flow-Injection Fluorimetric Determination of Thiamine in Pharmaceutical Preparations

 A new fluorimetric procedure for the determination of thiamine using flow injection analysis is proposed. The method is based on the derivatization reaction of the primary amine group with o-phthalaldehyde in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol using fluorimetric detection. The calibration graph based on peak area was linear in the range 0.2–6 ng mL⁻¹. The detection limit was close to 0.1 ng mL⁻¹. The method was applied to the determination of the vitamin in commercial pharmaceutical preparations. Received March 31, 1999. Revision October 15, 1999.     

Voltammetric and Spectrophotometric Determination of Nizatidi ne in Pharmaceutical Formulations

 Two methods are described for quantitative determination of nizatidine. The first is a cathodic stripping voltammetric method which is based on the accumulation of the compound at the hanging mercury drop electrode. The adsorptive stripping response was evaluated with respect of accumulation time, potential, concentration, pH and other variables. A linear calibration graph was obtained over the range 3.0×10⁻⁸–1.0×10⁻⁶ M with a detection limit 3.0×10⁻⁸ M after a 20s accumulation time at −0.2 V accumulation potential. On the other hand, it was found that the detection limit could be lowered to 1.0×10⁻⁸ M after 180s accumulation time at −0.2 V accumulation potential. The relative standard deviation was in the range 1.2−2.0% for six measurements. The tolerance amounts of the common excipients have also been reported. The second is a spectrophotometric method which is based on the formation and extraction of the ion-pair complex formed between nizatidine and either bromocresol green or bromothymol blue. The extracted colored ion-pair complexes absorb at 416 nm. The effect of different factors such as: type of organic solvent, pH, reagent concentration, number of extraction times, shaking time, temperature and the tolerance amount of the common excipients have been reported. The calibration graph was linear in the range 6.0×10⁻⁷–1.8×10⁻⁵ M with a detection limit of 6.0×10⁻⁷ M and molar absorptivity of 2.1×10⁴ lċmol⁻¹ċcm⁻¹ when using bromocresol green, while the calibration graph was linear in the range 3.0×10⁻⁷–1.1×10⁻⁵ M with a detection limit of 3.0×10⁻⁷ M and molar absorptivity of 3.2×10⁴ lċmol⁻¹ċcm⁻¹ when using bromothymol blue. The spectrophotometric methods offer alternative methods with reasonable sensitivity, selectivity and accuracy with relative standard deviation in the range 2.1−6.0% and 1.2−4.7% (for six measurements) when using bromothymol blue and bromocresol green, respectively. The proposed two methods were applied for the determination of nizatidine in commercially available dosage forms. A comparison between the voltammetric and the extraction-spectrophotometric methods was also reported. Received April 19, 1999. Revision August 30, 1999.     

Titrimetric and Spectrophotometric Determination of Some Phenothiazine Psychotropics in Pure Form and in Pharmaceutical Formulations with Metavanadate

 Two simple, fast, accurate and precise methods for the determination of six phenothiazines and a number of their pharmaceutical formulations are described. The titrimetric method involves the oxidation of the drugs by metavanadate in sulphuric acid medium and titration of vanadium(IV) formed, with cerium(IV) using ferroin indicator and acetone as catalyst. In spectrophotometry, vanadium(IV) formed was reacted with ferriin and the resulting ferroin measured at 510 nm. Phenothiazines in the ranges 5–100 mg and 2.5–25.0 μg mL⁻¹ can be determined by titrimetry and spectrophotometry, respectively, with detection limits of 0.96–2.05 mg and 0.0359–0.0565 μg mL⁻¹, respectively. Both methods were applied successfully to the determination of the studied drugs in pharmaceutical preparations. The reliability of the assays was established by parallel determination by the official methods of British Pharmacopoeia and the results being statistically evaluated. Received September 26, 2000. Revision March 25, 2001.     

Simultaneous Determination of Atenolol and Chlorthalidone in Pharmaceutical Preparations by Capillary-Zone Electrophoresis

Abstract

A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method for the simultaneous determination of the β-blocker drugs atenolol and chlorthalidone in pharmaceutical formulations has been developed. The CZE separation was performed under the following conditions: capillary temperature, 25°C; applied voltage, 25 kV; 20 mM H₃PO₄–NaOH running buffer (pH 9.0); and detection wavelength, 198 nm. Phenobarbital was used as internal standard. The method was validated and showed not only good precision and accuracy but also good robustness. The method has been successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of both atenolol and chlorthalidone in pharmaceutical tablets.     

Determination of Steroid Hormones in Pharmaceutical Preparations by High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

The aim of this research was to standardize an high performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of steroid hormones contained in commercially available pharmaceutical preparations. A Merck LiChrospher^® 100 RP–18 (5 μm) in LiChroCART^® (125-4) column, a rotative valve injector (20 μL loop), ambient temperature, a mobile phase consisting of water-methanol and UV detection at 254nm and 212nm make possible the quantitative determination of dexamethasone acetate, prednisone, ethynylestradiol and norgestrel contained in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Simultaneous Quantitation of Minoxidil and Tretinoin in Magistral and Pharmaceutical Preparations by First Derivative Spectrophotometry

Abstract

A first derivative spectrophotometry method has been developed for the simultaneous quantitation of minoxidil and tretinoin. The method is based on measuring the first derivative signals (D₁) of minoxidil and tretinoin at 290 and 351 nm, respectively, without any interference from each other, or any other coexisting materials. Beer's law was valid over the concentration range 2–10 μg/ml of minoxidil and 0.25–1.25 μg/ml of tretinoin. The proposed method has been applied successfully to the determination of some magistral and pharmaceutical preparations. Relative standard deviations for the assay of both drugs were less than 0.95%.     

Determination of Thiosemicarbazones by Means of the Induced Iodine-Azide Reaction

 The iodine-azide reaction induced by eight thiosemicarbazones was investigated. Inducing properties of thiosemicarbazones are different and depend on the parent carbonyl compound used for synthesis. The inductor coefficients of the examined thiosemicarbazones vary from 61 to 176. Optimum conditions for the determination of microamounts of thiosemicarbazones are given. The detection limit for the determination by the back-titration method depends on the inducing activity and is 0.9 μg for phenyl-thiosemicarbazones and 2 μg for diethyl-thiosemicarbazone in a 5-mL sample, and this corresponds to a concentration of 0.9 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L and , respectively. The automatic titration with the diluted iodine solution decreases the detection limit to about 50 ng in a 10-mL sample. Received October 28, 1998. Revision April 9, 1999.     

Colorimetric Procedure for the Microdetermination of the Antibilharzial Drug Praziquantel and its Applications to Pharmaceutical Formulations

 A procedure for the colorimetric assay of praziquantel has been developed. The method is based on the formation of charge-transfer complexes with p-chloranil (I), dichloronitrophenol (II), 2,3-dichloro-5,6 dicyano-p-benzoquinone (III), 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (IV) and tetracyanoethylene (V) as π-acceptors to give highly coloured species. The coloured products are measured spectrophotometrically at 550, 425, 460, 844 and 393 nm for I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. Optimization of the different reaction conditions is described. The colour system obeyed Beer’s law in non-aqueous media in the concentration range 2.0–48 μg ml⁻¹. It was stable for at least 4.0 h. The detection limit was found to be 0.6 μg ml⁻¹. Applications of the procedure to the analysis of various pharmaceutical samples gave reproducible and accurate results. Further, the validity of the procedure was confirmed by applying the standard addition technique. The total average recovery was 100.2%. Received June 10, 2000. Revision December 23, 2000.     

Kinetic Method for the Determination of α‐Methyldopa in Pharmaceutical Preparations: Analytical Procedure and Reaction Mechanism Considerations

Abstract

A reliable and very simple kinetic method is proposed for the determination of α‐methyldopa in pharmaceutical preparations. It is based of the oxidation of α‐methyldopa, a catechol derivative, to quinone, by the ferric ion in the presence of salicylic acid and HCl. The deep blue complex formed between iron(III) and salicylate (λ_max 525 nm) allows the reaction to be watched as absorbance decreases with the reduction of the ferric ions to ferrous with the consequent dissociation of the complex. Four pharmaceutical preparations were analyzed and the results were compared with those obtained with the spectrophotometric United States Pharmacopeia method. The statistical t‐Student and the F‐tests were applied to compare the results obtained with the two independent methods. In all cases complete agreement, in terms of accuracy and precision, was observed with a confidence level of 95% (α=0.05). Considering the four samples analyzed, using the proposed method, and five determinations for each sample, the observed mean relative standard deviation (RSD) is about 0.8%. The concentration range studied was from about 2×10^?4 mol L^?1 to 18×10^?4 mol L^?1 (about 40 µg/mL to 360 µg/mL) in the final solution and it is quite adequate for the analytical procedure at 25.0±0.1°C. A typical coefficient of determination, r², of the calibration curve, is 0.9994. For the kinetic pseudo first order curves a typical observed r² is 0.99998. The Arrhenius activation energy was found to be 84.2±3.4 kJ mol^?1. A schematic mechanism of the reaction is proposed.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Some Phenolic Antibiotics in Dosage Forms

 A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric method is described for the determination of some phenolic antibiotics namely: cefadroxil, amoxicillin and vancomycin. The method is based on the measurement of the orange yellow species produced when the drugs are coupled with diazotized benzocaine in triethylamine medium. The method is applicable over the range of 0.8–12 μg/ml for cefadroxil, 2–16 μg/ml for amoxicillin and 2–18 μg/ml for vancomycin. The formed compounds absorb at 455 nm for both cefadroxil and amoxicillin and at 442 nm for vancomycin. The proposed method has detection limits of 0.018 μg for cefadroxil, 0.0034 μg for amoxicillin and 0.0156 μg for vancomycin. The stoichiometric ratio for the studied compounds was found to be 1:1 and a proposal of the reaction pathway was made. The proposed method was applied for the analysis of the cited drugs in their pharmaceutical preparations. The results are in good agreement with those obtained by the official methods. Received February 7, 2000. Revision June 14, 2000.     

流动注射在线光化学荧光法测定药物制剂中叶酸的含量

叶酸接受紫外光照后可转变成最大激发波长为274nm、最大发射波长为466nm的强荧光化合物。对光化学反应介质进行考察，发现在NaC03—NaHC03缓冲体系中所产生的光化学荧光最强，据此建立了流动注射在线光化学荧光分析法。试样在水载流的携带下与PH9．5的Na2C03—NaHC03缓冲溶液汇流后，通过一个盘绕在6—W低压汞灯上的PTFE编结式光化学反应器。在反应器中所生成的荧光化合物直接通入荧光计的流通池测定荧光强度。在最佳条件下，动态线性范围可达0．001-4mg／L，检测限为0．16μg/L，采样速率达80／h，11次测定浓度分别为0．01和0．1mg／L的叶酸标准溶液所得到的RSD分别为1．0％和0．2％。所建立的方法已成功地用于片剂中叶酸含量的测定。     

Electrochemical Reduction of Benzaldehyde as its Girard-P Derivative at the Mercury Electrode and Differential-Pulse Polarographic Determination of Benzaldehyde

 The polarographic behaviour of benzaldehyde as its Girard-P derivative was studied using various electrochemical techniques and a method for the determination of benzaldehyde (10⁻⁶ − 8 × 10⁻⁵ M) by differential-pulse polarography, based on the in situ formation of its Girard-P derivative in aqueous solution at pH 2.5, is proposed. The relative standard deviation was 1.7% (ten determinations at the 5 × 10⁻⁵ M level). The applicability of this method is checked in benzyl alcohol and synthetic samples containing, o-aminophenol, 2-amino pyridine, o-cresol, amylic alcohol, salicylic acid, 4-aminobenzoic acid and naphthalene sulfonic acid. Received April 6, 2000. Revision February 13, 2001.     

主成分分析-紫外光谱法同时测定四种维生素B

采用主成分分析法(PCA)完成对多组分样品分析的建模及解析研究,用于处理紫外光谱数据,实现了维生素B_1、B_2及B_6及烟酰胺四组分的同时测定,结果可靠,操作简便。     

Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Piroxicam in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Spiked Human Serum Using Micellar Media

The fluorescence properties of piroxicam in various micellar media were investigated. It was found that the presence of 0.05M sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant (pH 1.5–2, nitric acid) causes an approximately 5-fold enhancement in the fluorescence of this drug. An experimental design approach based on central composite design was used to investigate the influence of the main variables (pH, SDS concentration and temperature) on the fluorescence signal. Based on the obtained results, a micelle-enhanced fluorescence method was developed for the determination of piroxicam in pharmaceuticals and also in spiked human serum (after extraction with diethyl ether). The linear calibration ranges of the methods were 0.05–1.5 and 0.2–10µgmL^–1 for aqueous solution and serum samples, respectively. The detection limits were 0.015 and 0.10µgmL^–1 in aqueous and serum samples, respectively.Received November 24, 2002; accepted April 13, 2003 Published online August 8, 2003     

Ion-Pair Formation in Pharmaceutical Analysis. Conductimetric Determination of Promazine, Chlorpromazine, Promethazine, Imipramine and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochlorides in Pure Form, Drug Formulations and Urine

 Potassium ferricyanide and sodium tetraphenylborate were used as titrants for the conductimetric determination of promazine HCl, chlorpromazine HCl, promethazine HCl, imipramine HCl and ciprofloxacin HCl through ion-associate complex formation. The molar combining ratio, effects of dilution of titrant, temperature and solvent were studied. The accuracy of the method is indicated by excellent recovery (99.50–99.96%). The sensitivity of the proposed method is discussed and the results are compared with the pharmacopoeial or the official methods. The suggested method has been applied for the analysis of the mentioned compounds in their pharmaceutical formulations and urine. Received March 1, 1998. Revision May 31, 1999.