A derivative UV spectrophotometric method for the determination of levothyroxine sodium in tablets

A derivative UV (D-UV) spectrophotometric method was developed for the determination of Levothyroxine Sodium (L-T4) in tablets of different doses. Quantification was performed using the second derivative of the absorption spectrum at 253 nm (2D253) in methanol: water (50: 50; v/v) (pH 11.2). The met...

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Autores: Gregorini, Anabella, Ruiz, María Esperanza, Volonté, María Guillermina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/141316
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/141316
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
levothyroxine sodium
derivative UV spectrophotometry
high performance liquid chromatography
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Sumario:A derivative UV (D-UV) spectrophotometric method was developed for the determination of Levothyroxine Sodium (L-T4) in tablets of different doses. Quantification was performed using the second derivative of the absorption spectrum at 253 nm (2D253) in methanol: water (50: 50; v/v) (pH 11.2). The method was validated and compared with an HPLC procedure carried out using a RP-18 column (125 × 4 mm, 5 μm) and methanol: phosphoric acid (0.1%) (70: 30, v/v) (pH 3) as mobile phase. Flow rate was set at 1.5 mL/min, and detection was performed at 225 nm. The proposed D-UV method was linear in the range 3.0–40.0 μg/mL with an appropriate precision and accuracy, and it was selective for the drug under study. On the other hand, results obtained by 2D253 analysis were similar to those obtained by HPLC, with no statistically significant differences between them. Therefore, it was concluded that the developed method is suitable for the determination of L-T4 in tablets at the tested doses.