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Comparative Study of RP–HPLC Versus TLC–Spectrodensitometric Methods Applied for Binary Mixtures of Fluoroquinolones and Corticosteroids

مؤلف البحث
S. M. Elgizawy, N. Y. Hassan, H. M. Lotfy, S. S. Saleh
مجلة البحث
Acta Chromatographica, DOI: 10.1556/AChrom.26.2014.3.4
تصنيف البحث
1
عدد البحث
Vol. 26, No. 3
سنة البحث
2014
المشارك في البحث
ملخص البحث

Reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC)-spectrodensitometric methods have been developed and validated for the separation and quantitation of two binary mixtures: Ofloxacin (OFX) and dexamethasone (DXM) in eye preparation; ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (CIP) and hydrocortisone (HYD) in ear preparation. The linearity ranges of RP-HPLC methods were found to be (2.5–45 μg mL−1) for OFX, (2.5–50 μg mL−1) for DXM and (1–8 μg mL−1) for both CIP and HYD. The percentage recoveries/relative standard deviation (RSD) were found to be 100.36/1.38, 100.13/1.49, 99.98/0.61 and 100.28/1.27, respectively. The linearity ranges of TLC-spectrodensitometric methods were found to be (0.5–2 μg band−1), (0.5–3.5 μg band−1), (0.2–1.6 μg band−1), and (0.6–2 μg band−1) for OFX, DXM, CIP, and HYD, respectively. The percentage recoveries/RSD were found to be 99.98/1.06, 99.93/1.18, 99.74/1.27, and 99.94/1.54, respectively. A comparative study was conducted to show the advantages of the proposed methods which showed that the TLC-spectrodensitometric methods were simpler, more sensitive, and economic, while RP-HPLC methods were more precise and robust. The methods were validated in compliance with the ICH guidelines and were successfully applied for determination of the selected drugs in their laboratory-prepared mixtures and commercial dosage forms.