ANALYTICAL METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION FOR ESTIMATION OF EZETIMIBE IN RABBIT PLASMA USING REVERSED-PHASE HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of the present work was to develop an analytical method and validation for the estimation of Ezetimibe in rabbit plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Methods: A simple, rapid, sensitive, and accurate HPLC method was developed and validated for the quantification of Ezetimibe concentration in rabbit plasma using metoclopramide as an internal standard. Separation was performed on the Xerra C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm 5 μm) using a mobile phase consisting of 0.1% perchloric acid: acetonitrile(55:45 v/v) at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. Validation of the method was performed to demonstrate its selectivity, linearity, precision, accuracy, ruggedness, recovery, and matrix effect. Results: The calibration curves of Ezetimibe were linear over a concentration range of 5–1022 μg/mL. The with-in and between-day coefficients of variation were <10%. The extraction recoveries of Ezetimibe at the three levels of quality control samples were 99.961%, 99.767%, and 99.938%. Conclusion: The method was rapid with a retention time of Ezetimibe and the internal standard observed at 10 min, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied to studying the pharmacokinetics of Ezetimibe in rabbits.