Stability indicating MEKC method for the determination of gliclazide and its specified impurities.

A stability indicating-micellar electrokinetic chromatography method was developed and validated for the determination of gliclazide (GCZ) and its specified impurities, gliclazide impurities B (GZB) and F (GZF) in bulk and tablets. The analytes were well separated (Rs>2.1) in 5 min using 10mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) containing 15 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate on a fused-silica capillary with an effective length of 40 cm and an inner diameter of 50 µm, injection at 50 mbar for 5s, temperature of 25°C, applied voltage of 20 kV and photodiode array detection at 225 nm. The method showed good linearity (r(2)>0.99, in the ranges of 128-192, 20-60 and 10-50 µg/mL for GCZ, GZB and GZF, respectively) and precision (%RSD for intra- and inter-day precision of less than 2.00%, n=3) for all compounds. Accuracy represented as %recovery was between 99.1 and 100.1% with %RSDs of less than 0.59% (n=3). Limits of detection and quantitation were less than 40 and 120 µg/mL, respectively. The method was robust with %RSDs of migration time and peak areas of less than 1.36% (n=9), when buffer and separating voltage were altered around the optimal values. Stress tests showed that GCZ was stable in alkaline hydrolysis both at room and elevated temperature. However, GCZ degraded under acid and neutral hydrolysis and oxidation condition. Elevated temperature and exposure to sunlight accelerated GCZ degradation and formation of GZB and an unknown degradation product. Stability profiles and degradation kinetics of GCZ could be established using the MEKC method. In addition, the method could be used for assay of GCZ in raw material and commercial tablets and results revealed that contents of GCZ in all samples were within the pharmacopeia limit. No degradation products, especially GZB and GZF, were observed in the investigated samples.

Fast and Simultaneous Analysis of Combined Anti-Diabetic Drugs by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis.

A fast capillary zone electrophoretic method with photodiode array detection (CZE-PAD) was established and validated for assays of commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drugs [metformin (MET), glibenclamide (GBM) and gliclazide (GCZ)] in 13 samples including raw material, single and combined tablets. CZE optimization revealed baseline separation of the analytes (Rs > 5.39) in 8 min, in 50 mM borate buffer (pH 9.0), using a capillary with an effective length of 56.0 cm and an inner diameter of 50 µm, a voltage of 20 kV, a temperature of 25°C and a detection wavelength at 210 nm. The method provides excellent linearity, precision (%RSDs < 1.90%), recovery (99.8-101.0%) and low detection and quantitation limits (<4 and 12 µg/mL, respectively). The procedure was fast (seven samples per hour) and cost effective, since no organic solvent, sample pre-treatments or clean-up procedures were required. Importantly, the method was accurate, sensitive and reliable for routine quality control of MET, GBM and GCZ in pharmaceutical products both in single and combined formulations.

Simultaneous analysis of metformin and cyanoguanidine by capillary zone electrophoresis and its application in a stability study.

A capillary zone electrophoresis method was established for stability study of metformin (MET). MET and cyanoguanidine (CGN; a major degradation product) were well separated (with a resolution of 38.9) in 40 mM citrate buffer (pH 6.7) using a fused-silica capillary with an effective length of 60 cm and an inner diameter of 50 µm, injection at 50 mbar for 5 s at 30°C with an applied voltage of 15 kV and diode array detection at 214 nm. Method validation showed good linearity (r(2) > 0.99), precision (%RSDs < 1.98%), and accuracy (%recovery between 98.3 and 100.9%). Limits of detection and quantification were <30 and 100 µg/mL, respectively. The method was robust upon alteration of pH and voltage (%RSDs < 1.99%). Stability profiles of metformin from 11 stress conditions and the degradation kinetics could be established, using the simple capillary zone electrophoresis system. A mechanism for the degradation of MET was also proposed. MET was stable in neutral hydrolysis, but degraded under alkaline hydrolysis and oxidation. Under both conditions, CGN was quantified as the degradation product. An assay of MET in raw material and tablets showed that content of the drugs in all samples met the requirements of pharmacopeias and CGN was not detected.