title: Colorimetric determination of astemizole in bulk and in its pharmaceutical dosage forms using flow injection.
abstract: A continuous flow spectrophotometric method for determining 0.5-100 micrograms ml-1 of astemizole in pure and in dosage forms is suggested. It depends on forming a pinkish orange product which can be quantified spectrophotometrically at 495 nm. The coloured product was due to the action of N-bromosuccinimide on astemizole in alkaline medium and in the presence of a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micellar medium. The procedure is automated and solutions can be analysed at a rate of 167 h-1 with a relative error of about 1.25%. The limit of detection is 0.5 microgram ml-1 (approximately 1.09 x 10(-6) M). The method is evaluated by a recovery study and by the analysis of commercial formulations.
authors: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Alwarthan
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: al-Obaid
mesh_terms: D016589:Astemizole / Q000032:analysis*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D016589:Astemizole