ABSTRACT
A new HPLC method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of ticarcillin (TIC) and clavulanic acid (CA) in pharmaceutical formulations. The HPLC separation was achieved on a beta-cyclodextrin column (Cyclobond I, 250 x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) with methanol-16 mM pH 6.0 ammonium acetate buffer (50 + 50, v/v) mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. Detection was at 220 nm. Validation of the method was performed by evaluating specificity, robustness, accuracy, and precision. The calibration curves were linear in the range of 1-100 microg/mL for CA and 2-200 microg/mL for TIC. The LOQs based on the standard regression lines were 0.42 and 1.42 microg/mL for CA and TIC, respectively, and the LOD were 0.14 and 0.47 microg/mL, respectively. Total recoveries of synthetic mixtures (CA:TIC = 1:10, 1:15, and 1:30) were 99.25-100.99% for CA and 99.54-100.82% for TIC. Compared with the U.S. Pharmacopeia method, the proposed method has the advantage of a relatively low flow rate and short analysis time. The proposed method was successfully applied for the simultaneous determination of these two drugs in sterilized H20 and 5% dextrose injection solutions.
Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/analysis , Clavulanic Acid/analysis , Enzyme Inhibitors/analysis , Ticarcillin/analysis , Calibration , Chemistry, Pharmaceutical , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Drug Combinations , Drug Stability , Hot Temperature , Indicators and Reagents , Pharmaceutical Solutions , Reference Standards , Reproducibility of Results , Ultraviolet RaysABSTRACT
An accurate and reproducible method for the simultaneous determination of ampicillin (AMP), sulbactam (SUL), and cefoperazone (CFP) in pharmaceutical formulations by using HPLC with beta-CD stationary phase was developed. It involved the use of the added tetraethylammonium acetate (TEAA) reagent, pH, and methanol as the significant parameters to find the optimum separation condition. A high resolution and selectivity of analytes was obtained by running the mobile phase in methanol-5 mM TEAA buffer = 35:65 (v/v, pH 4.5) at 280 nm. The mean recoveries ranged from 96.6 to 103.3% for AMP in the synthetic mixture, 97.6 to 103.0% for SUL, and 97.0 to 104.0% for CFP. The low LOD (<1.8 microg/mL) and low CV (<0.9%) assured that this method was sensitive and reproducible. The assay of analytes in commercial products exhibited that it was convenient and reproducible for routine analyses of these components in sterilized H(2)O, saline, or 5% dextrose injection solutions.
