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ArticleBMC chemistry2022

Development and validation of a HPLC-UV method for methadone hydrochloride quantification in a new oral solution with preservatives to be implemented in physicochemical stability studies.

Elena Alba Álvaro-Alonso, Mª Paz Lorenzo, Ismael Escobar-Rodríguez, Antonio Aguilar-Ros

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Elena Alba Álvaro-AlonsoPharmacy Department, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Av. Gran Vía del Este, 80, 28031, Madrid, Spain. elenaalba.alvaro@salud.madrid.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-8054
Mª Paz LorenzoCenter for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-2051
Ismael Escobar-RodríguezPharmacy Department, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Av. Gran Vía del Este, 80, 28031, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4188-7624
Antonio Aguilar-RosFacultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-3856

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purposeThe Pharmacy Service of the Infanta Leonor University Hospital acquires, compounds, distributes and dispenses more than 3000 L of methadone oral solution to Drug Addiction Patients Centers per year. Our purpose is to develop and validate an improved high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method to quantify methadone hydrochloride in a new oral solution with methylhydroxybenzoate (methylparaben) and propylhydroxybenzoate (propylparaben) to be implemented in physicochemical stability studies that allow to provide more information and even to increase the beyond-use date.

methodsA HPLC-Agilent

resultsChromatographic conditions were: flow rate 1.6 mL/min; mobile phase 55% acetonitrile and 45% sodium phosphate 25 mM (pH = 10); injection volume was 5 µL. The column was a Waters-XTerra™ RP18, maintained at 40 °C. DAD was λ = 254 nm. Retention times for methadone, methylparaben and propylparaben were 4.34, 0.70 and 0.88 min respectively. The method was linear (y = 284.3x - 97.8, r = 0.996). Instrumental precision was 0.33% for standards (n = 10); intra-assay precision 0.53% (n = 6) and inter-assay precision 1.95% (n = 12). The relative standard deviation percentage for accuracy was 1.28%. The recovery percentage was 101.5 ± 1.5%. LQ and LD were 2.18 µg/mL and 2.0 µg/mL respectively. The most destabilizing conditions were oxidizing and alkaline. The chromatograms confirmed no interference with the methadone signal.

conclusionsThe HPLC method has proved to be valid and reproducible for methadone quantification in a new oral solution with methylparaben and propylparaben. This assay is a rapid, simple and reliable technique that can be used in daily analysis and physicochemical stability studies.

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AnalysisAnalytical chemistry methodDrug compoundingHigh performance liquid chromatographyMethadone hydrochloridePharmaceutical solutions

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