DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHODS FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF EFAVIRENZ IN TABLETS
Abstract
Two simple and precise spectrophotometric methods ( A and B ) were developed for the estimation of efavirenz ( EFZ ) in bulk drug as well as in pharmaceutical dosage form( tablets). Methods A is based on the formation of pink coloured chromogen by the diazotization and coupling reaction of EFZ with β-Naphthol. The λmax of the pink coloured chromogen was found to be 494nm. Method B is First derivative spectroscopy method. The first derivative spectrum is a plot of the rate of change of absorbance with wavelength against wavelength (dA /dλ versus λ). It is characterized by a maximum, minimum and a cross- over point at the λmax of the absorption band. Beer’s law was obeyed in the concentration range of 10-60µg/ml and 4-24 µg/ml for methods A and B respectively. The proposed methods were statistically validated and found to be useful for the routine determination of EFZ in tablets.
Key words: Efavirenz, β- Naphthol, First derivative spectroscopy, Tablets, Validation
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https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v2i6.337
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