Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms

Accurate, sensitive and precise methods have been developed for determination of aspirin, caffeine, and paracetamol, in their ternary mixture with minimum sample pretreatment and without previous separation. Method (A) is a spectrophotometric one that depends on determination of aspirin and paraceta...

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Main Authors: Nouruddin W. Ali, Nada S. Abdelwahab, M. Abdelkawy, Aml A. Emam
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University 2012-12-01
Series:Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110093112000312
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author Nouruddin W. Ali
Nada S. Abdelwahab
M. Abdelkawy
Aml A. Emam
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description Accurate, sensitive and precise methods have been developed for determination of aspirin, caffeine, and paracetamol, in their ternary mixture with minimum sample pretreatment and without previous separation. Method (A) is a spectrophotometric one that depends on determination of aspirin and paracetamol using the successive derivative of the ratio spectra and measuring the amplitudes at 241.2 and 228.2 nm, respectively. Caffeine is indirectly determined using a calculated equation by measuring the amplitude of the third derivative spectra at 285.6 at which there is no interference from paracetamol and interference from aspirin was removed by subtraction as aspirin was selectively determined at 241.2 nm, where CAF showed no absorbance. Method (B) depends on quantitative TLC-Densitometric separation of the ternary mixture using silica gel 60 F254 plates and scanning at 230 nm using chloroform:methanol:acetic acid:ammonia solution (95:5:0.5:0.2, by volume) as a developing system. The proposed methods have been validated as per ICH guidelines and USP requirements. Moreover the developed methods have been applied for determination of the above mentioned drugs in different pharmaceutical formulations where no interference from the excipients has been detected. Statistical comparison of the results obtained from the suggested methods with those of the reported HPLC method showed no significant difference. The developed methods can be considered sensitive, accurate, and cost-effective methods.
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spelling doaj.art-3e9a0e617ca54cb2863c445ae91336762023-01-03T04:15:18ZengFaculty of Pharmacy, Cairo UniversityBulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University1110-09312012-12-015029910910.1016/j.bfopcu.2012.07.004Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage formsNouruddin W. Ali0Nada S. Abdelwahab1M. Abdelkawy2Aml A. Emam3Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Al Shaheed Shehata Ahmed Hegazy St., 62514 Beni-Suef, EgyptPharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Al Shaheed Shehata Ahmed Hegazy St., 62514 Beni-Suef, EgyptPharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St.,11562 Cairo, EgyptPharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Al Shaheed Shehata Ahmed Hegazy St., 62514 Beni-Suef, EgyptAccurate, sensitive and precise methods have been developed for determination of aspirin, caffeine, and paracetamol, in their ternary mixture with minimum sample pretreatment and without previous separation. Method (A) is a spectrophotometric one that depends on determination of aspirin and paracetamol using the successive derivative of the ratio spectra and measuring the amplitudes at 241.2 and 228.2 nm, respectively. Caffeine is indirectly determined using a calculated equation by measuring the amplitude of the third derivative spectra at 285.6 at which there is no interference from paracetamol and interference from aspirin was removed by subtraction as aspirin was selectively determined at 241.2 nm, where CAF showed no absorbance. Method (B) depends on quantitative TLC-Densitometric separation of the ternary mixture using silica gel 60 F254 plates and scanning at 230 nm using chloroform:methanol:acetic acid:ammonia solution (95:5:0.5:0.2, by volume) as a developing system. The proposed methods have been validated as per ICH guidelines and USP requirements. Moreover the developed methods have been applied for determination of the above mentioned drugs in different pharmaceutical formulations where no interference from the excipients has been detected. Statistical comparison of the results obtained from the suggested methods with those of the reported HPLC method showed no significant difference. The developed methods can be considered sensitive, accurate, and cost-effective methods.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110093112000312Successive derivative of ratio spectraTLC-DensitometryAspirinCaffeineParacetamol
spellingShingle Nouruddin W. Ali
Nada S. Abdelwahab
M. Abdelkawy
Aml A. Emam
Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University
Successive derivative of ratio spectra
TLC-Densitometry
Aspirin
Caffeine
Paracetamol
title Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
title_full Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
title_fullStr Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
title_full_unstemmed Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
title_short Validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
title_sort validated spectrophotometric and spectrodensitometric methods for determination of a ternary mixture of analgesic drugs in different dosage forms
topic Successive derivative of ratio spectra
TLC-Densitometry
Aspirin
Caffeine
Paracetamol
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110093112000312
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