Statistical experimental design and Derringer's desirability function were applied to develop an improved RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous analysis of amlodipine and atorvastatin in pharmaceutical formulations. Four independent factors were considered: acetonitrile content in the mobile phase; buffer pH; buffer concentration; and flow rate. The preliminary screening step was carried out, according to a 2(4-1) fractional factorial design, to identify the significant factors affecting the analysis time response. Then central composite design was applied for a response surface study, in order to examine in depth the effects of the most important factors. Subsequently, Derringer's desirability function was employed to simultaneously optimize the six responses: retention factor of first peak; two resolutions; and three retention times, each having a different target. This procedure allowed deduction of two separate optimum conditions, intended for the analysis of quality control and plasma samples, within the experimental domain. The predicted optimum for the quality control samples was: methanol-acetonitrile-15 mM K(2)HPO(4) buffer (pH 5.33) (10:42.08:47.92, v/v/v) as the mobile phase and 1.12 mL/min as the flow rate. The method using this optimized condition showed higher sensitivity and shorter analysis time than the previously published reports. The optimized assay condition was validated according to International Conference on Harmonization guidelines.
Developed and optimized a validated isocratic reverse phase HPLC separation of Rosuvastatin, Telmisartan, Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin in pharmaceutical preparation using response surface methodology. The separation was carried out by using phenomenex C 18 column (15 cm · 4.6 mm id, 5 lm particle size) and UV detection at 239 nm. The ranges of the independent variables used for the optimization were MeCN: 33-38%, buffer conc.: 10-20 mM and flow rate: 1-2 ml/min. The influence of these independent variables on the output responses: capacity factor of the first peak (k 1 ), resolutions of the 2nd and 3rd peak (Rs 2,3 ), and capacity factor of the fifth peak (k 5 ) were evaluated. Using this strategy, a mathematical model was defined and a response surface was derived for the separation. The three responses were simultaneously optimized by using Derringer's desirability functions. Optimum conditions chosen for the assay were MeCN, MeOH, 20 mM K 2 HPO 4 (pH 3.0 ± 0.2) solution (34.27:20:45.73 v/v/v) and flow rate 2 ml/min. Total chromatographic analysis time per sample was approximately 10 min. The optimized assay condition was validated as per the ICH guidelines and applied for the quantitative analysis of Rosavel EZ, Avas-EZ and Lipisar 20 tablet. The developed method was simple, accurate and precise. Hence, it can be employed for the routine analysis in quality control laboratories.
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