Akhtar N, Talegaonkar S, Khar RK, Jaggi M. A validated stability-indicating LC method for estimation of etoposide in bulk and optimized self-nano emulsifying formulation: Kinetics and stability effects.
Saudi Pharm J 2012;
21:103-11. [PMID:
23960824 DOI:
10.1016/j.jsps.2012.01.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The present investigation was aimed to establish a validated stability-indicating liquid chromatographic method for the estimation of etoposide (ETP) in bulk drug and self-nano emulsifying formulation. ETP was successfully separated from the degradation products formed under stress conditions on LiChrospher 100 C18 reverse-phase column (a 250 mm × 4.6 mm i.d., 5-μm particle size) using 55:45 (v/v) acetonitrile-phosphate buffer saline (pH 4.5) as the mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min(-1) and detection at 283 nm. The response was a linear function of analyte concentration (R(2) > 0.9997) over the concentration range of 0.05-50 μg mL(-1). The method was validated for precision, accuracy, robustness, sensitivity and specificity. The % recovery of ETP at three different levels (50%, 100% and 150%) ranged between 93.84% and 100.06% in optimized self-nano emulsifying formulation, Etosid® soft-gelatin capsule and Fytosid® injection. First-order degradation kinetics of ETP were observed under acidic and alkaline conditions. The method was also applied for the stability assessment of self-nano emulsifying formulation under accelerated conditions, the formulation was found to be stable at all storage conditions with the shelf-life of 2.37 years at 25 °C. The method holds promise for routine quality control of ETP in bulk, pharmaceutical formulations as well as in stability-indicating studies.
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