Highly sensitive high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for the simultaneous determination of molnupiravir, favipiravir, and ritonavir in pure forms and pharmaceutical formulations.
J Sep Sci
; 45(14): 2582-2590, 2022 Jul.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1850137
ABSTRACT
Favipiravir, molnupiravir, and ritonavir have been recently approved as the first oral antivirals for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 viral infections. Their combination was reported in several clinical studies, alternatively, to enhance the viral eradication and improve patient's recovery times and rates. Being all orally administered, therefore, the development of new sensitive and validated methodologies for their simultaneous determination is a necessitate. In the proposed research, a sensitive, selective, and simple high-performance thin layer chromatography method was developed and validated for determination of favipiravir, molnupiravir, and ritonavir. Silica gel 60F254 thin layer chromatography plates were used as stationary phase for this separation using mobile phase composed of methylene chlorideethyl acetatemethanol25% ammonia (6341, v/v/v/v). Densitometric detection was performed at wavelength 289 nm. Peaks of favipiravir, molnupiravir, and ritonavir were resolved at retention factors 0.22, 0.42, and 0.63, respectively. The proposed method was found linear within the specified ranges of 3.75-100.00 µg/mL for molnupiravir and favipiravir, and 2.75-100.00 µg/mL for ritonavir. Limits of detection were found to be 1.12, 1.21, and 0.89 µg/mL for favipiravir, molnupiravir, and ritonavir, respectively. This is the first method to be reported for the simultaneous determination of the cited three antiviral drugs. The method was assessed on novel greenness metrics.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ritonavir
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Sep Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jssc.202200178
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