DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF STABILITY INDICATING METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM IN BULK AND TABLET DOSAGE FORM USING RP-HPLC
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Uttam Prasad Panigrahy 1* and A. Sunil Kumar Reddy 2
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance 1, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Dullapally, Secunderabad, 500014, India
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2, Bharat Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad-501510, India
ABSTRACT: A novel method for the simultaneous estimation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in combine dosage form was developed and validated by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. The determination was performed on an Inertsil C18 column (100mm x 4.6 mm ID, 5µm particle size) and the mobile phase consisting a mixture of 0.01M Ammonium di-hydrogen phosphate buffer (pH adjusted to 5 with orthophosphoric acid) and Acetonitrile (60:40, v/v) was delivered at a flow rate of 1 ml/min and detector wavelength at 287nm. The retention time of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was found to be 2.303 and 4.105min respectively. The linearity for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was obtained in the concentration range of 10-60µg/ml and 25-150µg/ml with correlation coefficients (r2) of the regression equations greater than 0.9999 in all cases respectively. Results of assay, accuracy and precision were statistically evaluated as per ICH guidelines. Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were subjected to acid and alkali hydrolysis, thermal and photolytic forced degradation. In the forced degradation study Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium showed maximum degradation in acid hydrolysis followed by less degradation in alkali hydrolysis, thermal and photolytic forced degradation. The developed method was simple, specific, sensitive, rapid, and economic and can be used for simultaneous estimation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in bulk and their combined dosage form for routine analysis and stability studies.
Keywords: |
Febuxostat,
Diclofenac Potassium,
Forced degradation,
ICH guidelines
INTRODUCTION: Febuxostat is chemically known as 2-(3-cyano-4-isobutoxyphenyl)-4methyl-1, 3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid is used in the treatment of gout Figure 1. Febuxostat is a non-purine selective inhibitor of xanthine oxidase, therefore reducing production of uric acid 1.
Diclofenac Potassium is chemically known as 2-((2, 6-dichlorophenyl) amino) benzene acetic acid, monopotassium salt is used in the treatment of pain, inflammatory disorders and dysmenorrhoea Figure 2. The primary mechanism responsible for its anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic action is thought to be inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis by inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX). It also appears to exhibit bacteriostatic activity by inhibiting bacterial DNA synthesis 2. Literatures survey reveals Spectrophotometry 3, first derivative spectrophotometry 4, RP-HPLC 5, 6, HPTLC 7 and Spectroflourimetry 8 methods have been reported as a single as well as combination with other drugs. However, there is few work was reported for the simultaneous estimation of these drugs by RP-HPLC method with degradation studies. Hence, in the present study an attempt has been made to develop simple, accurate, sensitive, precise and repeatable RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous estimation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in bulk and tablet dosage form.
FIG. 1: STRUCTURE OF FEBUXOSTAT
FIG. 2: STRUCTURE OF DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Apparatus: The chromatography was performed on a Waters 2695 HPLC system, equipped with an auto sampler, PDA detector and Empower 2 software, Inertsil C18 column (100 mm x 4.6 mm ID, 5µm) was used as stationary phase. Semi-micro analytical balance (India), an Ultrasonic bath sonicator (Frontline FS 4, Mumbai, India) and Whatmann filter paper No. 41 (Whatmann International Ltd., England) were used in the study.
Reagents and materials: Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium bulk powder was obtained from Orbit Life science Pvt. Ltd., India. The commercial fixed dose combination product.
Xanfeb DSR tablet was procured from the Indoco Remedies Ltd., India. Acetonitrile (HPLC grade, Merck, India), Ammonium di-hydrogen phosphate (AR, Finar Reagent, Ahmedabad, India), Ortho phosphoric acid (AR, Finar Reagent, Ahmedabad, India) and purified water (HPLC grade, Rankem, India) was used in the study.
Chromatographic condition: In this work, a reverse phase Inertsil C18 column (100 mm x 4.6 mm ID, 5µm) was used as a stationary phase and a mobile phase consisting a mixture of 0.01M Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (pH adjusted to 5 with ortho phosphoric acid) and Acetonitrile taken in the ratio 60:40 (v/v) delivered at a flow rate of 1 ml/min, injection volume of 20µl and detector wavelength at 287nm..
Preparation of mobile phase:
Solvent A: Accurately weighed about 1.15 grams of Ammonium di-hydrogen phosphate was taken into a 1000ml beaker and dissolved and diluted to 1000ml with HPLC water and degassed in ultrasonic water bath and filtered through 0.45µm filter using vacuum filtration and the pH of 5 was adjusted by using diluted ortho phosphoric acid.
Solvent B: Acetonitrile HPLC grade
Mobile phase: Volume of solvent (A) and solvent (B) taken in the ratio 60:40 (v/v) and mixed well and filter through 0.45 µm membrane filter and degas for 10 minutes.
Preparation of standard stock solutions: An accurately weighed 40 mg of Febuxostat and 100mg of Diclofenac Potassium were transferred to 100 ml volumetric flask, dissolved in 50 ml with Mobile phase and sonicated to dissolve it completely and diluted up to mark with Mobile phase to get 400 µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 1000µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium.
Preparation of Marketed sample solution for Assay: Twenty tablets were accurately weighed and powdered and powder equivalent to 40 mg of Febuxostat and 100mg of Diclofenac Potassium sample were taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flask, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the same mobile phase. 1ml was pipette out from the above Febuxostat & Diclofenac Potassium sample stock solution into a 10ml volumetric flask and diluted up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 40µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium. From the standard solution 40µg/ml of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml of Diclofenac Potassium and from the sample solution 40µg/ml of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml of Diclofenac Potassium, 20mL from standard and sample solution were injected into the chromatographic system and the peak areas was measured for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium and the % Assay was calculated by comparing the peak area of standard and sample chromatogram was shown in Table 1 and Figure 3 and 4
TABLE 1: ANALYSIS OF MARKETED FORMULATION OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Xanfeb DSR Label Claim (mg) | Amount Found (mg) | % Label Claim ± % RSD (n=3) | |||
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
40 | 100 | 39.90 | 99.74 | 99.75±0.06 | 99.74±0.07 |
FIG. 3: STANDARD CHROMATOGRAM OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
FIG. 4: SAMPLE CHROMATOGRAM OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Method Validation: The method was validated in compliance with ICH guidelines 9, 10.
Preparation of calibration curve (Linearity): Aliquots of 0.25,0.5,0.75,1,1.25 and 1.5ml of mixed standard working solutions (equivalent to 10,20,30,40,50 and 60µg/ml of Febuxostat and 25,50,75,100,125 and150µg/ml of Diclofenac Potassium) were transferred in a series of 10 ml volumetric flasks, and the volume was made up to the mark with Mobile phase. Each solution was injected under the operating chromatographic condition as described above and responses were recorded. Calibration curves were constructed by plotting the peak areas versus the concentration, and the regression equations were calculated Table 2 and 3 and Figure 5 and 6.
Accuracy (recovery study): The accuracy of the method was determined by calculating the recoveries of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium by the standard addition method. Known amounts of standard solutions of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were added at 50, 100 and 150 % level to pre-quantified sample solutions of Xanfeb DSR tablet.
TABLE 2: LINEARITY OF FEBUXOSTAT
Concentration(µg/ml) | Peak Area |
10 | 517519 |
20 | 1028504 |
30 | 1547587 |
40 | 2047754 |
50 | 2564870 |
60 | 3070745 |
TABLE 3: LINEARITY OF DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Concentration(µg/ml) | Peak Area |
25 | 1164535 |
50 | 2327768 |
75 | 3509529 |
100 | 4655523 |
125 | 5850695 |
150 | 7024588 |
FIG. 5: LINEARITY OF FEBUXOSTAT
FIG. 6: LINEARITY OF DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Preparation of Standard Stock Solution:
Accurately weighed 40 mg of Febuxostat and 100mg of Diclofenac Potassium working standard were taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flasks, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the mobile phase. 1ml was pipette out from the above Febuxostat & Diclofenac Potassium stock solutions into a 10ml volumetric flask and diluted up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 40µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium.
Preparation of Sample Solutions:
For preparation of 50% solution:
Accurately weighed quantity of 20 mg of Febuxostat and 50mg of Diclofenac Potassium sample was taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flask, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the same mobile phase. 1ml of above solution was pipetted out into 10ml volumetric flask and made up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 20µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 50µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium.
For preparation of 100% solution:
Accurately weighed quantity of 40 mg of Febuxostat and 100mg of Diclofenac Potassium sample was taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flask, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the same mobile phase. 1ml of above solution was pipetted out into 10ml volumetric flask and made up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 40µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium.
For preparation of 150% solution:
Accurately weighed quantity of 60 mg of Febuxostat and 150mg of Diclofenac Potassium sample was taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flask, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the same mobile phase. 1ml of above solution was pipetted out into 10ml volumetric flask and made up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 60µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 150µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium. The accuracy studies (% recovery) of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were determined Table 4 and 5.
TABLE 4: RECOVERY STUDY DATA OF FEBUXOSTAT
Sample name | Amount added (µg/ml) | Amount found (µg/ml) | %Recovery | Statistical Analysis |
S1:50% | 20 | 19.94 | 99.7 | Mean-99.75
S.D-0.05 %RSD-0.05 |
S2:50% | 20 | 19.96 | 99.8 | |
S3:50% | 20 | 19.95 | 99.75 | |
S4:100% | 40 | 39.88 | 99.7 | Mean-99.63
S.D-0.07 %RSD=0.07 |
S5:100% | 40 | 39.82 | 99.55 | |
S6:100% | 40 | 39.86 | 99.65 | |
S7:150% | 60 | 59.77 | 99.61 | Mean-99.58
S.D-0.06 %RSD-0.06 |
S8:150% | 60 | 59.71 | 99.51 | |
S9 :150% | 60 | 59.78 | 99.63 |
TABLE 5: RECOVERY STUDY DATA OF DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Sample name | Amount added (µg/ml) | Amount found (µg/ml) | %Recovery | Statistical Analysis |
S1:50% | 50 | 49.96 | 99.92 | Mean-99.56
S.D-0.31 %RSD-0.31 |
S2:50% | 50 | 49.67 | 99.34 | |
S3:50% | 50 | 49.72 | 99.44 | |
S4:100% | 100 | 99.55 | 99.55 | Mean-99.53
S.D-0.02 %RSD=0.02 |
S5:100% | 100 | 99.53 | 99.53 | |
S6:100% | 100 | 99.51 | 99.51 | |
S7 :150% | 150 | 148.87 | 99.24 | Mean-99.74
S.D-0.49 %RSD-0.49 |
S8:150% | 150 | 149.65 | 99.76 | |
S9 :150% | 150 | 150.35 | 100.23 |
Method precision (Repeatability):
Tablet powder equivalent to 40 mg of Febuxostat and 100mg of Diclofenac Potassium sample was taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flask, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the same mobile phase. 1ml of above solution was pipetted out into 10ml volumetric flask and made up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 40µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium. A homogenous sample of a single batch analysed six times and was checked whether the method is giving consistent results. The %RSD for the area of six replicate injections was calculated as mentioned in Table 6
TABLE 6: METHOD PRECISION DATA FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Febuxostat | Diclofenac Potassium | |||||
S.No. | Conc.
(μg/ml) |
Rt | Peak Area | Conc.
(μg/ml) |
Rt | Peak Area |
1 | 40 | 2.305 | 2064216 | 100 | 4.108 | 4674525 |
2 | 40 | 2.301 | 2051462 | 100 | 4.11 | 4648952 |
3 | 40 | 2.305 | 2044963 | 100 | 4.105 | 4715478 |
4 | 40 | 2.304 | 2064784 | 100 | 4.109 | 4625881 |
5 | 40 | 2.304 | 2068885 | 100 | 4.108 | 4687954 |
6 | 40 | 2.301 | 2042761 | 100 | 4.111 | 4658445 |
Average | 2.30333333 | 2056178.5 | Average | 4.109 | 4668539.17 | |
SD | 0.0018619 | 11208.68679 | SD | 0.00207 | 31372.8816 | |
%RSD | 0.08 | 0.55 | %RSD | 0.05 | 0.67 |
System precision:
The system precision was carried out to ensure that the analytical system is working properly. The standard preparation concentration of 40µg/ml solution of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml solution of Diclofenac Potassium was injected six times into the HPLC and the %RSD for the area of six replicate injections was calculated as mentioned in Table 7.
TABLE 7: SYSTEM PRECISION DATA FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Febuxostat | Diclofenac Potassium | |||||
S.No. | Conc.
(μg/ml) |
Rt | Peak Area | Conc.
(μg/ml) |
Rt | Peak Area |
1 | 40 | 2.302 | 2049324 | 100 | 4.11 | 4669871 |
2 | 40 | 2.301 | 2040560 | 100 | 4.105 | 4644548 |
3 | 40 | 2.301 | 2058082 | 100 | 4.103 | 4678518 |
4 | 40 | 2.301 | 2053916 | 100 | 4.111 | 4680893 |
5 | 40 | 2.302 | 2056718 | 100 | 4.106 | 4685284 |
6 | 40 | 2.305 | 2072274 | 100 | 4.112 | 4721423 |
Average | 2.3020 | 2055145.667 | Average | 4.10783 | 4680089.5 | |
SD | 0.00154919 | 10513.03613 | SD | 0.00366 | 24924.5752 | |
%RSD | 0.07 | 0.51 | %RSD | 0.09 | 0.53 |
Intermediate precision/ruggedness:
The intermediate precision (also known as Ruggedness) of the method was evaluated by performing precision on different days by different analysts. Tablet powder equivalent to 40 mg of Febuxostat and 100mg of Diclofenac Potassium sample was taken into 100ml clean dry volumetric flask, mobile phase was added and sonicated to dissolve it completely and volume was made up to the mark with the mobile phase. 1ml of above solution was pipetted out into 10ml volumetric flask and made up to the mark with mobile phase to get a concentration of 40µg/ml of Febuxostat and 100µg/ml of Diclofenac Potassium. The sample solution was injected for six times and the area for all six injections was measured in HPLC. The %RSD for the area of six replicate injections was calculated as mentioned in Table 8.
TABLE 8: RUGGEDNESS DATA FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM BY DIFFERENT ANALYST
Febuxostat | Diclofenac Potassium | |||||
S.No. | Conc.
(μg/ml) |
Rt | Peak Area | Conc.
(μg/ml) |
Rt | Peak Area |
1 | 40 | 2.304 | 2059865 | 100 | 4.112 | 4612178 |
2 | 40 | 2.301 | 2051248 | 100 | 4.108 | 4605215 |
3 | 40 | 2.305 | 2070854 | 100 | 4.109 | 4586542 |
4 | 40 | 2.305 | 2059962 | 100 | 4.111 | 4655475 |
5 | 40 | 2.304 | 2064154 | 100 | 4.105 | 4596842 |
6 | 40 | 2.305 | 2042452 | 100 | 4.108 | 4584568 |
Average | 2.304 | 2058089 | Average | 4.109 | 4606803 | |
SD | 0.00155 | 9977.042 | SD | 0.00248 | 26094.06 | |
%RSD | 0.07 | 0.48 | %RSD | 0.06 | 0.57 |
Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantification (LOQ):
Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantification (LOQ) were calculated as 3.3×SD/S and 10×SD/S respectively as per ICH guidelines, Where SD is the standard deviation of the response (Y-intercept) and S is the slope of the calibration curve. The LOD is the smallest concentration of the analyte that gives a measurable response (signal to noise ratio of 3). The LOD of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was calculated and shown in Table 9. The LOQ is the smallest concentration of the analyte which gives response that can be accurately quantified (signal to noise ratio of 10). The LOQ of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was calculated and shown in Table 9.
Robustness:
As part of the Robustness, deliberate change in the flow rate and buffer solution of ±10% was made to evaluate the impact on the method. The results reveal that the method is robust. The results are summarized in Table 10 and 11.
TABLE 9: SUMMARY OF VALIDATION PARAMETER FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Parameters | RP-HPLC method | |
Febuxostat | Diclofenac Potassium | |
Concentration range (µg/ml) | 10-60 | 25-150 |
Slope | 51165 | 46819 |
Intercept | 4619 | 6820 |
Correlation coefficient | 0.9999 | 0.9999 |
LOD (µg/ml ) | 0.52 | 1.27 |
LOQ (µg/ml ) | 1.57 | 3.87 |
Method Precision
(% RSD, n=6) |
0.55 | 0.67 |
System precision
(% RSD, n=6) |
0.51 | 0.53 |
Ruggedness
(% RSD, n=6) |
0.48 | 0.57 |
% Accuracy | 99.58-99.75 | 99.53-99.74 |
TABLE 10: SUMMARY OF ROBUSTNESS (CHANGE IN FLOW RATE) FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Drug | Flow rate (ml/min) |
Retention Time (Mins) |
Robustness | |||||
Average peak area (n=3) | % RSD | USP Plate Count | Asymmetry | |||||
Febuxostat | 0.9 | 2.852 | 2544380 | 0.1 | 2978 | 1.27 | ||
1.0 | 2.303 | 2047754 | 0.01 | 2777 | 1.23 | |||
1.1 | 1.934 | 1709715 | 0.01 | 2569 | 1.21 | |||
Diclofenac
Potassium |
0.9 | 5.093 | 5781120 | 0.06 | 4020 | 0.91 | ||
1.0 | 4.105 | 4655523 | 0.09 | 3713 | 0.94 | |||
1.1 | 3.431 | 3891115 | 0.05 | 3385 | 0.94 | |||
TABLE 11: SUMMARY OF ROBUSTNESS (CHANGE IN BUFFER SOLUTION) FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Drug | Change in the buffer solution |
Retention Time (Mins) |
Robustness | ||||
Average peak area (n=3) | % RSD | USP Plate Count | Asymmetry | ||||
Febuxostat | 10% less | 2.291 | 1934218 | 0.07 | 2790 | 1.22 | |
Actual | 2.303 | 2047754 | 0.01 | 2777 | 1.23 | ||
10% more | 2.292 | 2049778 | 0.11 | 2806 | 1.23 | ||
Diclofenac
Potassium |
10% less | 3.852 | 4346816 | 0.007 | 2462 | 0.79 | |
Actual | 4.105 | 4655523 | 0.09 | 3713 | 0.94 | ||
10% more | 3.903 | 4673593 | 0.006 | 2055 | 0.84 | ||
System Suitability:
The column efficiency, resolution and peak asymmetry were calculated for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium. The values obtained, demonstrated the suitability of the system for the analysis of this drug combinations Table 12.
TABLE 12: SYSTEM SUITABILITY TEST PARAMETERS FOR FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Parameter | Febuxostat | Diclofenac Potassium |
Retention Time (Mins) | 2.303 | 4.105 |
Theoretical plates | 2777 | 3713 |
Tailing factor | 1.23 | 0.94 |
Resolution | 7.52 |
Forced Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium:
Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in 0.1N HCl at 70°C for 4 hours in reflux condition: Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium peak was observed at retention time 2.325 min and 4.080 min respectively Figure 7. The % drug degradation observed of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was 23.49 % and 16.78 % respectively Table 13. From this it is observed that Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium showed maximum degradation in acid hydrolysis degradation condition.
TABLE 13: FORCED DEGRADATION DATA OF FEBUXOSTAT & DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS
Degradation condition | Peak Area | Concentration( µg/ml) | % Potency | % Degradation | ||||
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
Febuxostat | Diclofenac
Potassium |
|
Acidic/0.1N HCl/70°C/
Reflux/4hr/Solution |
2047754 | 4655523 | 40 | 100 | 99.67 | 99.69 | 23.49 | 16.78 |
1562826 | 3872260 | 30.57 | 83.17 | 76.18 | 82.91 | |||
Alkaline/
0.1N NaOH/ 70°C/Reflux/4hr/ Solution |
2047754 | 4655523 | 40 | 100 | 99.67 | 99.69 | 6.74 | 4.58 |
1909186 | 4442270 | 37.29 | 95.41 | 92.93 | 95.11 | |||
Thermal/60C/24 hr/ Solid | 2047754 | 4655523 | 40 | 100 | 99.67 | 99.69 | 11.40 | 5.34 |
1814949 | 4406672 | 35.45 | 94.65 | 88.27 | 94.35 | |||
Photo/1.2 million lux hrs fluore –scent light /200w/m2 of UV/7days | 2047754 | 4655523 | 40 | 100 | 99.67 | 99.69 | 4.43 | 13.09 |
1958538 | 4044579 | 38.25
|
86.87 | 95.24 | 86.60 |
FIG. 7: ACID HYDROLYSIS OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in 0.1N NaOH at 70°C for 4 hours in reflux condition: Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium peak was observed at retention time 2.308 min and 4.099 min respectively Figure 8. The % drug degradation observed of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was 6.74 % and 4.58 % respectively Table 13. From this it is observed that Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium showed minimum degradation in base hydrolysis degradation condition.
Thermal Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium at 60°C for about 24 hrs: Thermal degradation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium at 60°C for about 24 hrs in hot air oven was carried out and the peak was observed at retention time 2.303 min and 4.089 min respectively. There was no degradation peak found in thermal degradation chromatogram. % Degradation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was found to be 11.40 % and 5.34 % respectively Figure 9 and Table 13.
Photolytic Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium: Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were exposed to energy of 1.2 million lux hrs fluorescent light and 200 w/m2 of UV for about 7 days was performed and the peak was observed at retention time 2.307 min and 4.503 min respectively. The % degradation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was found to be 4.43 % and 13.09 % respectively Figure 10 and Table 13.
FIG. 8: BASE HYDROLYSIS OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
FIG. 9: THERMAL DEGRADATION OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
FIG. 10: PHOTO STABILITY OF FEBUXOSTAT AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:
To optimize the RP-HPLC parameters, several mobile phase compositions were tried. A satisfactory separation and good peak symmetry for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were obtained with a mobile phase containing a mixture of 0.01M Ammonium di-hydrogen phosphate buffer (pH adjusted to 5 with orthophosphoric acid) and Acetonitrile (60:40, v/v) was delivered at a flow rate of 1 ml/min to get better reproducibility and repeatability. Quantification was achieved with PDA detection at 287nm based on peak area. The retention time of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was found to be 2.303 and 4.105min respectively Figure 3.
Linear correlation was obtained between peak area versus concentrations of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in the concentration ranges of 10-60 µg/ml and 25-150 µg/ml with correlation coefficients r2=0.9999 and r2=0.9999 and mean accuracies are 99.58-99.75% and 99.53-99.74% for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium, which indicates accuracy of the proposed method. The % RSD values of accuracy for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were found to be < 2 %. The % RSD values of method precision are 0.55% and 0.67% for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium respectively and % RSD values of system precision are 0.51% and 0.53% for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium respectively.
The % RSD values of ruggedness are 0.48% and 0.57% for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium respectively, reveal that the proposed method is precise. LOD values for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were found to be 0.52µg/ml and 1.27µg/ml, respectively and LOQ values for Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium were found to be 1.57µg/ml and 3.87µg/ml, respectively Table 9. The results reveal that the method is robust enough Table 10 and 11. Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in 0.1N HCl at 70°C for 4 hours in reflux condition was performed and the peak was observed at retention time 2.325 min and 4.080 min respectively Figure 7. The % drug degradation observed of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was 23.49 % and 16.78 % respectively Table 13. From this it is observed that Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium showed maximum degradation in acid hydrolysis degradation condition.
Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium in 0.1N NaOH at 70°C for 4 hours in reflux condition was performed and the peak was observed at retention time 2.308 min and 4.099 min respectively Figure 8. The % drug degradation observed of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was 6.74 % and 4.58 % respectively Table 13. From this it is observed that Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium showed minimum degradation in base hydrolysis degradation condition. Thermal degradation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium at 60°C for about 24 hrs in hot air oven was carried out and the peak was observed at retention time 2.303 min and 4.089 min respectively.
There was no degradation peak found in thermal degradation chromatogram. % Degradation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was found to be 11.40 % and 5.34 % respectively Figure 9 and Table 13. Photolytic Degradation study of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was performed and the peak was observed at retention time 2.307 min and 4.503 min respectively. The % degradation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium was found to be 4.43 % and 13.09 % respectively Figure 10 and Table 13. These data show that the proposed method is sensitive for the determination of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium. The results of system suitability testing are given in Table 12.
CONCLUSION: Stability indicating RP-HPLC method for simultaneous estimation of Febuxostat & Diclofenac Potassium in their combine dosage form was established and validated as per the ICH guidelines. The forced degradation study confirmed that there was no merging between peaks of active ingredients and any other degradation products as well as other additives. Hence the specificity of the proposed method was established. The linearity of developed method was achieved in the range of 10-60 μg/ml for Febuxostat (r2=0.9999) and 25-150 µg/ml for Diclofenac Potassium (r2=0.9999).
The percentage recovery of drug was achieved in the range of 98-102 % which was within the acceptance criteria. The percentage RSD was NMT 2 % which proved the precision of the developed method. Different degradation products were found for drug product in acidic, alkaline, thermal and photolytic force degradation. Peak of degraded products were not interfering with the main drug peak of Febuxostat & Diclofenac Potassium. Thus, these degradation products have not been identified. The developed method is simple, sensitive, rapid, linear, precise, rugged, accurate, specific, and robust. Hence it can be used for the routine analysis of Febuxostat & Diclofenac Potassium in their bulk and combine dosage form in quality control laboratory and stability studies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The authors are thankful to Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy for providing the chemicals and instruments and Orbit Life science Pvt. Ltd., India for providing the samples for research.
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Panigrahy UP and Reddy ASK: Development and Validation of Stability Indicating Method for Simultaneous Estimation of Febuxostat and Diclofenac Potassium In Bulk And Tablet Dosage Form Using RP-HPLC. Int J Pharm Sci Res 2015; 6(2): 798-07.doi: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.6 (2).798-07.
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Uttam Prasad Panigrahy * and A. Sunil Kumar Reddy
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Dullapally, Secunderabad, 500014, India
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26 June, 2014
20 August, 2014
29 October, 2014
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