INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHARMACY www.irjponline.com ISSN 2230 8407 Research Article RP- HPLC METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF MONTELUKAST SODIUMAND DESLORATIDINE FROM BULK AND TABLETS FORMULATION Kalyankar Tukaram M 1*, Kokate Ranjeet H 1 and Kakade Rajendra B 2 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, S R T M University Nanded-431606 (MS) India 2 University Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Campus, Nagpur 440033(MS), India Article Received on: 11/05/12 Revised on: 09/06/12 Approved for publication: 02/07/12 *E-mail: dr.kalyankartm@gmail.com ABSTRACT A simple, rapid, accurate, precise and validated High performance Liquid Chromatographic method for the simultaneous estimation of Desloratidine(DES) and Montelukast sodium(mon) in bulk and Multicomponant formulation. The Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic analysis was performed on a Hypersil C18 column (250mm, 4.6mm i.d., 5 μm particle size) column with mobile phase Acetonitrile: 0.05M Potassium Dihydrogen ortho-phosphates with 1.5ml Triethylamine of ph 3 (65: 35 v/v) and column temperature at 40 C. The flow rate of the mobile phase was adjusted to 1.3 ml/min and the injection volume was 10 μl. Detection was performed at 210 nm. The retention time for DES and MON were 2.12 min and 12.76 min respectively. The method was validated and shown to be linear for DES and MON in 10-60 µg/ml (r 2 =0.998) and 20-120 µg/ml (r 2 =0.998) respectively. The relative standard deviation of DES and MON for intra-day was 0.2746 and 0.7637 respectively, inter-day was found to be, 0.7836 and 0.9317 respectively. The developed RP- HPLC method is suitable for estimation of Montelukast sodium and Desloratidine in tablet formulation. Hence this method can be used in quality control for routine analysis of the finish drug product. KEY WORDS: Montelukast sodium, Desloratidine,RP-HPLC, Simultaneous estimation. INTRODUCTION Chemically desloratidine (DES) is 8- Chloro-6; 1- dihydro-11 (-4piperidinylidine) -5H- benzo [5, 6] Cycloheptal [1, 2-b] pyridine, descarboethoxyloratidine. Its molecular formula is C 19 H 19 ClN 2 and molecular weight 310.82 g/mole. It is not yet official in any Pharmacopoeia. It is non sedating peripheral histamine H1 receptor antagonist, the active metabolite of loratidine. A survey of literature reveals that DES is estimated by HPLC, HPTLC, spectrophotometry, special data analysis. There is no single method for this combination. The present HPLC method was validated as per ICH guidelines. Chemically montelukast sodium is-[r-(e)]-1-[1-[3-[2-7- chloro2quinolinyl) ethenyl] phenyl] -3-[2-(1-hydroxy1 (methylethyl) phenyl] propyl] Thio] methyl] cyclopropane acetic acid, monosodium salt. Its molecular formula is C 35 H 35 ClNNaO 3 S having molecular weight 608.18 g/mol. It is a leukotriene receptor antagonist, used in the treatment of asthma. Montelukast selectively antagonizes leukotriene D 4 (LTD 4 ) at the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor, CysLT 1, in the human airway. Montelukast inhibits the actions of LTD 4 at the CysLT 1 receptor, preventing airway edema, smooth muscle contraction, and enhanced secretion of thick, viscous mucus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Reagents and Chemicals Pharmaceutical grade Montelukast and Desloratidine, were pursued as a gift sample from the Vasudha Pharma Chem Limited, Hyderabad, (AP) India. Acetonitrile (HPLC grade) and Methanol (HPLC grade) was purchased from Rankem Pvt. Ltd. Pharmaceutical formulation Marketed formulation Mondeslor tablet containing DES 5 mg and MON 10 mg was used as sample; purchased from local pharmacy. Calibrated glassware was used throughout the work. Method Development Different mobile phases containing methanol, water, Acetonitrile, and different buffers in different proportion were tried and finally of these Acetonitrile: 0.05 M Potassium Dihydrogen ortho-phosphates with 1.5 ml Triethylamine of ph 3 (65: 35 v/v) was selected as mobile phase which gave good resolution and acceptable peak parameters for both Desloratidine and Montelukast sodium Apparatus and chromatographic Conditions Chromatographic separation was performed on a PerkinElmer series 200, with PDA detector, autosampler HiQ SiLC18 (250mm x 4.6mm i.d., 5 μm particle size) was used for the separation. The mobile phase containing mixture of Acetonitrile: 0.05 M Potassium Dihydrogen ortho-phosphates with 1.5 ml Triethylamine of ph 3 (65: 35 v/v) was delivered at a flow rate of 1.3 ml/min with detection at 210 nm. The mobile phase was filtered through a 0.2 and degassed. The injection volume was 10 µl; analysis was performed at temperature 40 ºC. Preparation of Standard Solutions 10 mg of DES & 20 mg of MON was weighed accurately and transferred to 50 ml volumetric flask and dissolved in 25 ml of mobile phase and then the volume was made up to the mark with mobile phase to get 100 µg/ml and 200 µg/ml of stock solution of DES and MON respectively. Preparation of Sample Solutions Twenty tablets were weighed accurately and triturate to produce a fine powder. A quantity equivalent to 5 mg of DES and 10 mg of MON were weighed and transferred to 100 ml volumetric flask. Add 50 ml mobile phases and sonicate for 3 min. Made up the volume up to 100 ml with mobile phase again sonicate for 10 min and filtered through 0.45 μm membrane filter paper. By appropriate dilution of this solution with mobile phase obtain a sample solution within the concentration range for two drugs. A 10 μl volume of each sample solution was injected into the HPLC system for Page 343
six times under the chromatographic condition as stated above. The peak area of each peak was measured at 210 nm. With the optimized chromatographic conditions, a steady baseline was recorded, the mixed standard solution was injected and the chromatogram was recorded. The retention time of Desloratidine and Montelukast sodium, were found to be 2.12 and 12.76 min respectively. This procedure was repeated for the sample solution obtained from the formulation. The proposed method was found to be specific and no interference from common tablet excipients like lactose, starch etc. was observed. VALIDATION The proposed method was validated by studying several parameters such as Linearity, Precision, Accuracy, Limit of Detection (LOD), Limit of quantization, and Robustness. Linearity and Range The linearity of the system was investigated by serially diluting the stock solutions to give concentrations in the range of 10 µg/ml to 60 µg/ml for Desloratidine and 20 to 120 µg/ml for Montelukast sodium. Calibration curves were obtained by plotting the response factor vs. concentration. The calibration curves are as shown in Fig.6 and Fig.7 for Desloratidine and Montelukast sodium respectively. The equations of the regression are given in table 1. Precision of method The precision of the method was demonstrated by interday and intraday variation studies. In the intraday studies, 3 repeated injections of sample solutions were made in a day and the response factor of drug peaks and percentage RSD were calculated.in the inter day variation studies, 3 repeated injections of sample solutions were made in 3 consecutive days. The Repeatability of sample applications and measurement of peak area were expressed in term of % R. S. D. and found to be less than 2%. The results of precision studies are given in tables 2, 3 4, and 5. Recovery studies The recovery studies were performed at 80, 100 and 120 % of test concentration as per ICH guideline. Recovery was within the range of 100 ± 2% which indicates the accuracy of the method. The result of recovery studies along with its statistical validation are given in Tables 6 and 7. Robustness The robustness of an analytical procedure is a measure of its capacity to remain unaffected by small, but deliberate variation in method parameters and provides an indication of its reliability during normal usage. The result of robustness studies along with its different parameters are given in Table 8,9,10 and 11. RESULT AND DISCUSSION The proposed method was found to be simple and linear in the concentration range of 10 to 60 mg/ml for Desloratidine and 20 to 120 mg/ml Montelukast sodium respectively. 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Linear regression data for calibration curve of DES and MON Drug Linearity Range (µg/ml) Slope Intercept Regression Coefficient DES 10-60 3796 2015 0.998 MON 20-120 8003 21488 0.998 Table 2. Repeatability Data Sr. No. Concentration (µg/ml) Peak Area % of found DES MON DES MON DES MON 1 50 100 183548 728761 99.41 100.14 2 50 100 185315 724730 100.36 99.59 3 50 100 184539 728730 99.94 100.14 4 50 100 183276 725430 99.26 99.69 5 50 100 185459 722730 100.44 99.31 6 50 100 183243 735730 99.24 101.10 Table 3. Statistical validation Drug Mean AUC S. D. R.S.D. DES 184230 0.5008 0.5019 MON 727685 0.5758 0.5768 Table 4. Intraday Precision data Drug Mean* S. D. R.S.D. DES 99.46 0.2732 0.2746 MON 100.79 0.7698 0.7637 Table 5. Interday Precision data Drug Mean* S. D. R.S.D. DES 100.19 0.7851 0.7836 MON 100.00 0.9317 0.9317 Page 344
Level of recovery 80% 100% 120% Table 6. Result of Recovery Study Amount present (mg) Added conc. (mg) Total amount recovered % Recovery (mg) 5 10 4 8 8.99 17.85 99.88 99.16 5 10 4 8 8.95 17.95 99.44 99.72 5 10 4 8 9.01 18.12 100.11 100.66 5 10 5 10 9.97 19.85 99.70 99.25 5 10 5 10 10.05 20.17 100.5 100.85 5 10 5 10 10.03 19.93 100.3 99.65 5 10 6 12 11.01 21.84 100.09 99.27 5 10 6 12 10.98 22.13 99.81 100.59 5 10 6 12 11.01 21.84 100.09 99.27 Level of % recovery Flow Rate (ml/min) Table 7-Statistical validation % Mean recovery S.D. % R.S.D. DES MON DES MON DES MON 80 99.81 99.85 0.2771 0.6191 0.2776 0.6201 100 100.16 99.91 0.3399 0.6798 0.3393 0.6804 120 100.00 99.71 0.1285 0.6213 0.1285 0.6231 Table 8. Flow Rate (ml/min) Retention time Tailing factor Peak area % content found 1.1 2.76 13.02 1.62 1.63 185630 727685 100.75 99.99 1.3 2.12 12.76 1.52 1.55 184230 723584 99.45 99.43 1.5 2.02 12.34 1.5 1.52 187220 725436 101.62 99.69 *Mean ±S. D. ph 2.3 ±0.327 12.70 ±0.280 1.54 ±0.052 1.56 ±0.046 185693 725568 100.61 ± 0.890 Table 9. ph of Buffer Retention time Tailing factor Peak area % content found 2.8 3.56 15.16 1.59 1.67 188640 727545 100.76 99.98 3.0 2.12 12.76 1.52 1.55 184230 723584 99.45 99.43 3.2 2.43 13.43 1.61 1.55 184537 734790 100.16 100.97 *Mean Temp. ( 0 c) 2.70 ±0.618 13.78 ±1.011 1.57 ±0.03 1.59 ±0.038 185549 725260 100.17± 0.48 100.17 ±0.589 Table 10: Column Temperature Retention time Tailing factor Peak Area % content found 38 2.66 12.32 1.42 1.63 183351 726455 99.52 99.83 40 2.12 12.76 1.52 1.55 184230 723584 99.45 99.43 42 2.12 12.14 1.45 1.42 187464 728534 101.75 100.11 Mean 2.30 ±0.255 12.40 ± 0.26 1.46 ± 0.041 1.58 ±0.086 184747 727807 100.28 ±1.042 99.70 ±0.230 100.01 ±0.131 Table 11: Ratio of Mobile Phase Ratio Retention time Tailing Factor Peak Area % content found 63:37 3.34 10.22 1.62 1.73 182420 727685 99.01 99.99 65:35 2.12 12.76 1.52 1.55 184230 723584 99.45 99.43 67:33 1.9 12.88 1.59 1.42 188743 725436 100.82 99.69 Mean 2.45 ± 0.633 11.95 ±1.226 1.57 ±0.04 1.56 ± 0.12 184508 725568 100.15 ±0.805 99.70 ±0.230 Table 12-Study of System Suitability Parameter Sr. No. Parameters DES MON 1 Retention time (min) 2.11 12.76 2 Resolution 13.660 3 Tailing Factor 1.52 1.55 4 Theoretical plate 12136.56 11329.42 5 Peak area 184508 727685 Page 345
Cl N N + H Fig 1. Structure of Desloratidine Cl N S COONa H 3 C CH 3 CH 3 Fig 2. Structure of Montelukast sodium Fig 3. Chromatogram of Desloratidine. Fig 4. Chromatogram of Montelukast sodium Page 346
Fig 5. Chromatogram of mixture desloratidine and montelukast sodium respectively. Fig.6: Calibration curve for DES Fig.7: Calibration curve for MON Source of support: Nil, Conflict of interest: None Declared Page 347