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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF RP-HPLC METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF TOLPERISONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PARACETAMOL IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION

 

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Monali G. Patel*, Ragin R. Shah, Krupa H. Shah, Bushra M. Malik
Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Laboratory,
Arihant School of Pharmacy & BRI, Adalaj,
Gandhinagar-382421, Gujarat, India.
*monali_patel317@yahoo.in

ABSTRACT
A simple, novel, sensitive, precise and specific validated RP-HPLC method was developed for simultaneous determination of Tolperisone Hydrochloride (TOL) and Paracetamol (PCM) in Pharmaceutical Formulation (Tablet). The chromatographic separation was achieved on C18 Licrosphere column as a stationary phase usingMethanol: Tetrahydrofuran (90: 10 v/v, pH 8.2 with 0.1% v/v TEA) as mobile phase at detection wavelength 254 nm. The linearity range was 3-27 µg/ml for TOL and 10-90 µg/ml for PCM with Rt of 3.593 min and 5.023 min for PCM and TOL respectively. The correlation coefficient (r) values were found to be found to be 0.9994 and 0.9998 for TOL and PCM, respectively.Precision study showed % CV values less than 2% for both TOL and PCM, respectively in all selected concentrations. The % Recoveries of TOL and PCM are in the range of 99.96- 100.71 % and 99.73- 100.49 %, respectively. The assay results of TOL and PCM are 100.05 % and 99.98 %, respectively. This is comparable to labeled claim. The method was validated as per the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines.The proposed validated method was successfully used for the quantitative analysis of commercially available dosage form.

REFERENCE ID: PHARMATUTOR-ART-1667

INTRODUCTION
Tolperisone Hydrochloride (TOL), chemically (R, S) 2-methyl-1-(4 - methyl phenyl)-3- (1-piperidyl) propane -1 one is a piperidine derivative[1] [Fig. 1]. It is a centrally acting muscle relaxant which is used in the treatment of different pathological conditions like acute and chronic muscle spasm, electroconvulsive therapy, neurological conditions and orthopedic manipulation - multiocular sclerosis, myelopathy, encephalomyelitis, spondylosis, spondylarthrosis, cervical and lumbar syndrome, Arthrosis of the large joints obliterating artherosclerosis of the extremity vessels, Diabetical angiopathy, thromboangitis obliterans, raynauds syndrome[2, 3]. Tolperisone hydrochloride is official in Japanese pharmacopoeia[1]. Paracetamol is N- (4 - hydroxyphenyl) acetamide, a Para-aminophenol derivative [Fig. 2], has analgesic and antipyretic properties and weak anti-inflammatory activity. Paracetamol is official in Indian Pharmacopoeia[4], British Pharmacopoeia [5], United States Pharmacopoeia[6] and European Pharmacopoeia[7].  A combination of Tolperisone HCl with Paracetamol has been approved in India in the proportion of 150:500 mg proportion respectively. The literature survey revealed that there are some analytical methods reported for Tolperiosone Hydrochloride like Spectrophotometric [8-11], HPTLC [12], RP-HPLC [13-17] either individually or in combination with other drug and also reported on biological fluids. Many methods have been reported in literature for determination of paracetamol with other drugs[15-17]. TOL and PCM combination is not official in any pharmacopoeia. Hence, aim of present work is to develop simple, feasible, effective and economic validated analytical techniques for quantification of Tolperisone HCl & Paracetamol simultaneously in Pharmaceutical tablet formulation.


MATERIALS AND METHOD
Instrument:

HPLC System (Thermo LC), with UV-2000, UV detector, AS 3000, Auto sampler, SN 4000, Software with CromQuest 4.1 System Controllerand Licrosphere C18 Column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm).

Ultrasonicator (Soltec-Sonica Ultrasonic Cleaner, Spincotech Pvt. Ltd.) was used for degassing purpose.

Chemicals:
Tolperisone Hydrochloride reference standard was kindly provided by Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad. The purity of reference standard was 98.9%w/w. Paracetamol was provided by Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Marketed Tablet formulation containing Tolperisone Hydrochloride 150 mg and Paracetamol 500 mg (MYO-MR PLUS) manufactured by Amanath Pharmaceuticals and marketed by Grandix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Strides Arcolab Ltd, Bangalore, India were used for estimation.


Methanol, Water, Triethylamine and Tetrahydrofuran of HPLC grade (RANKEM, RFCL chemicals Ltd.) were used as solvents.

Chromatographic Conditions:

Preparation of Mobile Phase
Mix Methanol and Tetrahydrofuran in the proportion of 90:10 v/v (pH 8.2 using 0.1% v/v TEA). Filter it through 0.45µm membrane filter. Sonicate the mobile phase for 20 min to degas it.

Preparation of Standard Stock Solution:
Tolperisone hydrochloride (15.0 mg) and Paracetamol (50.0 mg) were accurately weighed, transferred into 25 ml volumetric flask and dissolved in 10 ml methanol. The flask was shaken and diluted up to the mark with methanol (600 µg/ml TOL and 2000 µg/ml PCM respectively i.e. Solution M1). An aliquot (2.5 ml) was withdrawn from solution M1 into 25 ml volumetric flask and diluted up to 25 ml with methanol (60 µg/ml TOL and 200 µg/ml respectively i.e. Standard stock solution M). This solution was used to prepare diluted solutions for calibration curve. Aliquots of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 ml were taken from the combined Stock Solution Min a series of 10 ml volumetric flask and diluted up to the mark with methanol giving the final diluted concentration 3, 9, 15, 21 and 27 µg/ml TOL and 10, 30, 50, 70 and 90 µg/ml PCM respectively. The diluted solutions were filtered through 0.45 µm membrane filter.

Preparation of Sample Solution:
Twenty tablets were weighed accurately; the average weight was calculated and finely powdered. Tablet powder equivalent to 150 mg of TOL and 500 mg of PCM were weighed and transferred into 25 ml of volumetric flask, sonicate it for 15 minutes and diluted up to mark with methanol. The solution was filtered using Whatman filter paper no.41 and first few drops of filtrate were discarded. (TS1:6000 μg/ml of TOL and 20,000 μg/ml of PCM). An aliquot (1 ml) of TS1H solution was withdrawn in 10 ml volumetric flask and diluted up to mark with methanol (TS2:600 μg/ml of TOL and 2000 μg/ml of PCM). An aliquot (1 ml) of TS2 solution was withdrawn in 10 ml volumetric flask and diluted up to mark with methanol (TS3:60 μg/ml of TOL and 200 μg/ml of PCM). An aliquot (2.5 ml) of TS3 solution was withdrawn in 10 ml volumetric flask and diluted up to mark with methanol (Final TS: 15 μg/ml of TOL and 50 μg/ml of PCM). The final test solution was filtered through 0.45 µm membrane filter.

Validation of the Method
The developed method was validated for assay of TOL and PCM in combination in accordance with ICH guidelines [18].

Linearity:
The linearity of measurement was evaluated by analyzing five different concentration of the standard solution of TOL (3-27 μg /ml) and PCM (10-90 μg /ml) (Fig. 3). A linear relationship was observed between Peak Area Vs Concentration for mentioned concentration range. This range was selected as a linear range for estimation of TOL and PCM The linearity data was shown in Table 1 and regression analysis data was shown in Table 2.

Precision:
The reproducibility of the proposed method was determined by performing the assay for the same day (intraday assay precision) and on three different days (interday assay precision). Precision studies were performed by preparing nine determinations covering the specified range for the procedure (3 x 3 replicates for each concentration). Low %RSD shows that the method has good precision. The results of repeatability, intraday and inter day precision were expressed in % RSD was tabulated in Table 3 and Table 4.

Specificity
Specificity study is required to show that the method is unaffected by the presence of impurities and/ or excipients. Specificity was checked by comparison of chromatogram of standard TOL (27 μg/ml) and PCM (90 μg/ml), test sample (15 μg/ml TOL and 50 μg/ml PCM) and blank (Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6).

Accuracy
In order to ensure the suitability and reliability of proposed method, recovery studies were carried out. The accuracy study was carried out by the analysis of standard additions at three levels that is multi-level recovery studies. To a fixed equivalent quantity of formulation powder as well as synthetic mixture, a known quantity of standard TOL and PCM added at 50%, 100% and 150% level and the contents were re-analyzed by the proposed method. The % recovery and %RSD were calculated (Table 5).

Limit of Detection and Limit of Quantitation:
The LOD and LOQ was separately determined (table 8) based on the standard calibration curve. The residual standard deviation of y- intercept of regression lines may be used to calculate LOD and LOQ. LOD=3.3*D/S and LOQ=10*D/S where , D is the standard deviation of the intercept of regression line and S is the slope of the calibration curve (Table 6).

RESULT AND DISCUSSION:
Mobile Phase for the simultaneous estimation of TOL and PCM using isocratic RP- HPLC was chosen after several trials with different proportion of methanol along with other organic solvents. The best separation was obtained using the mobile phase consisted of a mixture of Methanol: THF (90:10 v/v, pH 8.2 using 0.1% v/v TEA) at detection wavelength 254 nm.A flow rate of 1 ml/min gave an optimal signal to noise ratio with excellent separation time. Standard calibration curves for TOL and PCM were linear with Correlation coefficients (r) values in the range of 0.9994 and 0.9998 respectively at 254 nm and the values were average of five readings. LOD and LOQ were found to be 0.289 µg/ml and 0.875 µg/ml for TOL and 0.827 µg/ml and 2.505 µg/ml for PCM.Precision study showed co-efficient of variation (%CV) values less than 2% for both TOL and PCM respectivelyin all selected concentrations. The accuracy of the method was confirmed by recovery studies from tablet at three different levels of 50 %, 100 %, 150 % recovery in the range of 99.96-100.71 % for TOL and 99.73-100.49% for PCMjustifies the accuracy of method. The results obtained from the recoveries of both drugs showed excellent accuracy. The developed RP-HPLC method was found to be specific as it was unaffected by the presence of impurities and/ or excipients. The assay results obtained showed good agreement with the labelled claim.

CONCLUSION:
The proposed work provides a precise, specific and accurate method for simultaneous analysis of Tolperisone hydrochloride and Paracetamol in tablet formulation using isocratic RP-HPLC method. The proposed method can be applied for routine analysis in laboratory.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The authors are thankful to Zydus Cadila Ltd, Ahmedabad and Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for providing standard sample of drugs and also to the Arians School of Pharmacy & BRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar for providing facilities to carry out research work.

TABLE 1: PEAK AREA DATA FOR TOLPERISONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PARACETAMOL at 254 nm (n=5)

Sr.

No.

 

Tolperisone hydrochloride

Paracetamol

Conc. (µg/ml)

 

Mean Peak area ± SD

%CV

Conc.  (µg/ml)

 

Mean Peak area ± SD

%CV

1.

3

175815.0 ± 1787.33

 

1.02

10

1471361.4 ± 9630.94

 

0.65

2.

9

496282.4 ± 4351.58

 

0.88

30

3646275.0 ± 31715.63

 

0.87

3.

15

895012.6 ± 5135.91

 

0.57

50

5850892.4 ± 39151.97

 

0.67

4.

21

1282749.6 ± 8009.72

 

0.62

70

8146941.6 ± 89537.72

 

1.01

5.

27

1622201.6 ± 15529.63

 

0.95

90

10531325.0 ± 90639.27

0.86

TABLE 2: DATA OF REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Drug

Regression Equation

Correlation Coefficient (r)

Tolperisone hydrochloride

y = 61,320.67x - 25,397.86

0.9994

Paracetamol

y = 113,102.96x + 274,210.63

0.9998

TABLE 3: REPEATABILITY DATA OF TOLPERISONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PARACETAMOL(n=6)

Tolperisone hydrochloride

Paracetamol

Conc. (µg/ml)

Peak Area

Conc.  (µg/ml)

Peak Area

 

 

 

     

15

892035

 

 

 

 

50

5851792

896697

5855698

895482

5857123

894998

5863321

896124

5852456

895115

5841132

Mean Peak Area ± SD

895075.2 ± 1621.48

Mean Peak Area ± SD

5853587 ± 7366.66

% CV

0.18

% CV

0.13

TABLE 4: INTRA AND INTER DAY PRECISION DATA OF TOLPERISONEHYDROCHLORIDE AND PARACETAMOL(n=3)

Drug

Conc. (µg/ml)

Intra Day Variation

Inter Day Variation

Mean Peak Area ± SD

% CV

Mean Peak Area ± SD

% CV

 

 

TOL

3

177783.0 ±

1255.83

0.71

177524 ±

1453.49338

0.82

15

890261.0 ±

5579.82

0.63

851057 ±

6824.06418

0.80

27

1627225.0 ±13412.16

0.82

1644867 ±17409.7897

1.06

 

 

PCM

10

1473690.0 ±9279.21

0.63

1467243 ±

12062.086

0.82

50

5848332.0 ±48334.16

0.83

5873348 ±

61762.622

1.05

90

10597609.0 ±48682.39

0.46

10593003 ±59203.268

0.56

TABLE 5: RECOVERY DATA FOR TOLPERISONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PARACETAMOL (n=3)

 

Drug

Amt. of taken (mg)

Amt. of added (mg)

Total Amt. found (mg) ± SD

Mean %Recovery ± SD

% CV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOL

150

0

150.33 ± 0.76376

-

0.51

 
 
 

150

75

224.95 ± 0.70614

99.98 ± 0.31384

0.31

 
 
 

150

150

299.87 ± 1.09509

99.96 ± 0.36502

0.37

 
 
 

150

225

377.68 ± 0.78009

 

100.71 ± 0.20802

0.21

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

500

0

500.72 ±

1.11509

-

0.22

 
 
 

500

250

748.72 ± 0.80033

99.83 ± 0.10671

0.11

 
 
 

500

500

1004.93 ± 1.59919

100.49 ± 0.15992

0.16

 
 
 

500

750

1246.63 ± 1.85595

99.73 ± 0.14839

0.15

 
 
 

TABLE 6: LIMIT OF DETECTION (LOD) AND LIMIT OF QUANTITATION (LOQ)

Parameters

Tolperisone Hydrochloride

Paracetamol

LOD

0.289 μg/ml

0.827 μg/ml

LOQ

0.875 μg/ml

2.505 μg/ml

TABLE 7: SYSTEM SUITABILITY PARAMETERS

Sr. No.

Parameters

Tolperisone hydrochloride

Paracetamol

1

Retention time

5.023 min

3.593 min

2

Theoretical Plate

3831

5816

3

Asymmetry

0.85

0.46

4

Resolution

5.241

TABLE 8: ASSAY STUDY OF TOL AND PCM TABLET FORMULATION

Tolperisone hydrochloride

Paracetamol

Amount of TOL taken in mg

Amount of TOL Found in mg

% Purity

Amount of PCM taken in mg

Amount of PCM Found in mg

% Purity

150

150.27

100.18

500

499.78

99.96

150.50

100.33

500.05

100.01

149.73

99.82

499.21

99.84

150.02

100.01

500.65

100.13

149.82

99.88

499.86

99.97

Mean Amt. ± SD

150.07 ± 0.3183

Mean Amt. ± SD

499.91 ± 0.5188

Mean % Purity ± SD

100.05 ± 0.21226

Mean % Purity ± SD

99.98 ± 0.10376

% CV

0.21

% CV

0.10

 

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