Development and validation of liquid chromatography method for determination of acetylsalicylic and salicylic acid in dosage forms

Abstract

Acetylsalicylic acid belongs to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties. The aim of this work was development and validation of HPLC method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of acetylsalicylic acid and its major degradation product, salicylic acid, in dosage forms. The optimal separation was achived using Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 Analytical column (4,6x150 mm, particle size 5 μm) thermostated at 35°C. Mobile phase consisted of eluents A and B in ratio 65:35 (V/V). As the eluent A, water of HPLC purity and 85% phosphoric acid in ratio 80:0.5 (V/V) were used, while acetonitrile was used as the eluent B. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and UV detection was performed at 240 nm. The method was validated in terms of selectivity, linearity, precision, accuracy and robustness for both analytes, as well as limits of detection and quantification for salicylic acid. The obtained results meet the requirements of analytical procedures validation. The proposed HPLC method was applied in qualitative and quantitative analysis of acetylsalicylic and salicylic acids in six different forms of drugs. All obtained results meet the requirements of manufacturer specifications. The established HPLC method was found to be rapid, simple, accurate and selective for simultaneous determination of acetylsalicylic and salicylic acids in dosage forms.

Acetilsalicilna kiselina pripada grupi nesteroidnih antiinflamatornih lekova koji ispoljavaju antiinflamatorno, analgetičko i antipiretičko delovanje. Cilj ovog rada je bio razvoj i validacija HPLC metode za kvalitativnu i kvantitativnu analizu acetilsalicilne kiseline i njenog degradacionog proizvoda, salicilne kiseline, u doziranim oblicima. Optimalno razdvajanje ispitivanih analita postignuto je na koloni Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 Analytical (4,6x150 mm, veličina čestica 5 μm) na temperaturi od 35°C. Mobilnu fazu čine smeša A i B u odnosu 65:35 (V/V). Smeša A je voda HPLC čistoće i 85% fosforna kiselina u odnosu 80:0,5 (V/V), a B je acetonitril. Protok je bio 1,0 mL/min, a talasna dužina detekcije 240 nm. Metoda je validirana i ispitani su sledeći parametri validacije: selektivnost, linearnost, preciznost, tačnost i robusnost za oba analita, kao i limiti detekcije i kvantifikacije za salicilnu kiselinu. Dobijene vrednosti su u skladu sa definisanim kriterijumima za validaciju metode. Predložena HPLC metoda je primenjena za kvalitativnu i kvantitativnu analizu acetilsalicilne i salicilne kiseline u šest različitih komercijalnih preparata. Svi rezultati ispitivanja su u dozvoljenim granicama specifikacija proizvođača. Predložena HPLC metoda pod datim eksperimentalnim uslovima predstavlja brz, jednostavan, tačan i selektivan postupak za istovremeno određivanje acetilsalicilne i salicilne kiseline u doziranim oblicima.