title: Liquid chromatographic determination of coumarin anticoagulants in tablets: collaborative study.
abstract: A liquid chromatographic method for the determination of coumarin anticoagulants in tablets was collaboratively studied by 7 laboratories. The method uses an octadecylsilane-bonded microparticulate column, tetrahydrofuran-methanol-water-acetic acid mobile phase, and photometric detection at 311 nm. Each collaborator received samples of warfarin sodium, phenprocoumon, and dicumarol as a synthetic composite and as commercial individual and composited tablets. Pooled average assay values for synthetic and commercial tablet samples of warfarin sodium were 101.6 and 99.5%, respectively, with a combined reproducibility SD of 2.38% (CV = 2.37%) and combined repeatability SD of 1.49% (CV = 1.49%). Pooled average (SD) assay values for dicumarol and phenprocoumon commercial samples were 98.0 (2.27) and 101.3% (4.00), respectively. The content uniformity determinations of 2 mg warfarin sodium and 25 mg dicumarol tablets indicated average tablet contents (range) of 99.5% (91.0-116.0) and 98.0% (89.8-108.8), respectively. The method has been approved interim official first action.
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D003374:Coumarins / Q000032:analysis*; D001728:Dicumarol / Q000032:analysis; D010644:Phenprocoumon / Q000032:analysis; D013607:Tablets; D014859:Warfarin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; D013607:Tablets; D014859:Warfarin; D001728:Dicumarol; D010644:Phenprocoumon