title: Application of micellar electrokinetic chromatography to the quality control of a pharmaceutical preparation containing three bronchodilators.
abstract: Theophylline(1,3-dimethylxanthine), dyphylline [7-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)theophylline] and proxyphylline [7-(beta-hydroxypropyl)theophylline] are three bronchodilators administered jointly in a single pharmaceutical preparation used against asthma. A micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) method for their resolution using a background electrolyte consisting of 20 mM tetraborate at pH 8.5 and 100 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate is proposed. The method was used to determine the three active principles in a pharmaceutical preparation. The small amount of sample required and the expeditiousness of the procedure allow content uniformity to be determined in individual tablets. The values of the validation parameters for the method (viz. selectivity, linearity, accuracy, precision, limit of detection, limit of quantitation and robustness) are reported. A complete factor design (2(3)x2) including pH, the surfactant concentration and the ionic strength of the background electrolyte as factors was used to estimate robustness. Based on the results, the method is robust enough for quantitation purposes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Unidad de Química Analítica, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. marcel.blanco@uab.es
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Valverde
mesh_terms: D000628:Aminophylline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D020374:Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004339:Drug Compounding / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004400:Dyphylline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis; D016014:Linear Models; D008722:Methods; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013806:Theophylline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; C003237:proxyphylline; D004400:Dyphylline; D000628:Aminophylline; D013806:Theophylline