A Rapid HPLC Method for the Concurrent Determination of Several Antihypertensive Drugs from Binary and Ternary Formulations

Abstract

A rapid, synchronized liquid chromatographic method was established for the estimation of hydrochlorothiazide (HCZ), amlodipine (AMD), olmesartan (OLM), telmisartan (TEL), and irbesartan (IRB) in binary and ternary coformulations using the same chromatographic conditions. Five analytes were separated on a Zorbax C18 column using isocratic elution with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile, methanol, and 20 mM phosphate buffer (pH 3.5) in a ratio of 45:20:35% v/v. The analytes were detected at a wavelength of 230 nm at ambient temperature. Furthermore, the proposed liquid chromatographic procedure was validated for linearity, precision, accuracy, stability, and robustness using an experimental design. Analytes were separated with good resolution within 3.5 min. Analytes showed good linearity in a concentration satisfactory to analyze the different ratios of these analytes in the formulations. Pareto charts showed that the flow rate and mobile phase composition have a significant effect on the peak area of analytes and hence need to be carefully controlled, however, the method is robust. Finally, the different formulations consisting of HCZ, AMD, OLM, TEL, and IRB in different ratios were analyzed with high accuracy using an optimized HPLC method and compared with reported methods. Furthermore, the reported HPLC procedure is simple, rapid, and accurate and therefore can used for regular quality control of binary and ternary formulations using the same stationary and mobile phase.