Characterization and In-silico toxicity prediction of degradation products of felbamate

Background

The objective of the work carried out was to assess the toxicity of the degradation products (DPs) for the drug felbamate. Stress studies were performed in the condition specified in the international council of harmonization (ICH) guideline Q1A (R2).

Results

The drug degraded under the alkaline stress conditions to generate two degradation products (DPs). They were separated on a Phenomenex C8 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 µm); mobile phase composition was 10 mM ammonium formate (pH adjusted to 3.7 with formic acid) and acetonitrile (80:20, v/v); flow rate and wavelength for recording absorbance were 1.0 ml/min and 206 nm, respectively. The structures of the degradation products were characterized by LC–MS/MS analysis.

Conclusion

The drug was prone to hydrolysis in the presence of alkali. It was found to be stable under other stress conditions, viz., acidic, neutral, thermal, photolytic and oxidative. The structures of the impurities were characterized by LC–MS/MS. The drug and the DPs were screened through ADME and toxicity prediction software’s like pkCSM, Toxtree and OSIRIS property explorer. Felbamate was flagged for possible hepatotoxicity.

Novel LC Method Development and Validation for Simultaneous Determination of Montelukast and Doxofylline in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

A novel rapid HPLC method was developed for simultaneous determination of montelukast and doxofylline in bulk and pharmaceutical dosage forms. Development of an analytical method for simultaneous estimation of drugs requires a lot of efforts and of course it is a challenging task. The method was developed by using C18 (150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) column; mobile phase consisting of methanol and phosphate buffer at pH 4.5; the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and ultraviolet detection at 280 nm. Both drugs were sufficiently resolved having retention time of 4.7 min and 1.9 min for montelukast and doxofylline, respectively. The method was validated as per ICH Guidelines for various parameters like precision, linearity, accuracy, ruggedness, and robustness. The validated method was applied to the commercially available pharmaceutical dosage form and obtained the desired result.

RP-HPLC Analytical Method Development and Validation for Simultaneous Estimation of Three Drugs: Glimepiride, Pioglitazone, and Metformin and Its Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

Developing a single analytical method for estimation of individual drug from a multidrug composition is a very challenging task. A simple, rapid, precise, and reliable reverse phase HPLC method was developed for the separation and estimation of three drugs glimepiride, pioglitazone and metformin in bulk drug mix and pharmaceutical dosage forms. The estimation was carried out using Inertsil ODS-3V (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column; mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, and buffer at pH 5; the flow rate of 1.7 mL/min and ultraviolet detection at 228 nm. All the three drugs were properly resolved having run time of 5 minutes, 3.9 minutes and 1.3 minutes for glimepiride, pioglitazone, and metformin, respectively. The method was validated as a final verification of method development with respect to precision, linearity, accuracy, ruggedness, and robustness. The validated method was successfully applied to the commercially available pharmaceutical dosage form, yielding very good and reproducible result.