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A comparative analysis of UV-visible spectroscopic method vs HPLC method for determining content assay of ciprofloxacin 500 MG tablets

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Pharmacy, Hamdard Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • 2Akhtar Saeed College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, AMDC, Lahore, Pakistan

Res. J. of Pharmaceutical Sci., Volume 7, Issue (1), Pages 1-6, June,30 (2018)

Abstract

Ciprofloxacin tablets are usually prescribed in GIT infections particularly in typhoid. In Pakistan there are several brands of ciprofloxacin available with different trade names in local market. The standard method of determining the amount of active ingredient present in tablets described by US Pharmacopeia is HPLC method. This study was conducted to compare the results of analysis of UV-visible spectroscopic method and HPLC method to determine the amount of ciprofloxacin (active) present in different brands. Content assay was performed by these two methods. Other tests like weight variation, hardness, disintegration and dissolution test were performed on all brands under study. For this study eight brands of ciprofloxacin were purchased from local market of Islamabad and evaluated on the basis of above mentioned tests according to compendial methods. Results showed that all brands complied with USP specifications for all parameters. UV-visible spectroscopic method showed reliable and comparable results to that of HPLC method so this can provide a reliable method for assay of the drug as that of compendial method HPLC.

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