Supercritical fluid chromatography in the routine stability control of antipruritic preparations

Comparison of drug substance impurity profiles generated with extended length columns during packed-column SFC

The current study assesses the effect of extending column length during gradient packed column sub/supercritical fluid chromatography (PCSFC) experiments on the detection of known and unknown impurities in a drug substance sample. Quantitative drug substance impurity profiles were generated and compared using multiple column PCSFC and HPLC conditions. Also, chromatographic figures of merit were estimated and compared for components of a standard mixture during PCSFC experiments, which used one column, four columns, and six columns in series.

Separation of drugs by packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography

Packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography (pSFC) has been expected to analyze various kinds of compounds. Many researchers have expected a new chromatographic technique that overcomes the limitations of other techniques, HPLC and GC. In pharmaceutical development, chromatography plays an important role in the evaluation of safety and efficacy of a new compound. This article provides an overview of the separation of drugs by pSFC. The effects of the chromatographic parameters were studied for the separation of steroids. In chiral separation, the successful results were shown and compared with HPLC.

Chromatography of crotamiton and its application to the determination of active ingredients in ointments

Crotamiton, which is a mixture of cis and trans isomers, was investigated by several separation techniques. One of the HPLC modes, in which crotamiton eluted as a single peak, was selected for the determination of five active ingredients (crotamiton, prednisolone, glycyrrhetinic acid, dibucaine and chlorhexidine hydrochloride) in an ointment. The simultaneous determination was performed using isocratic reversed-phase mode within 20 min by employing an octyl (C8) column and a mobile phase containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and 2-propanol. The method was successfully applied to quality control and stability testing of the ointment.