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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Stability-Indicating Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detector and Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method Applied for the Forced Degradation Study of Ritlecitinib: An Appraisal of Green and Blue Metrics.

Jelena Kovačić, Daniela Amidžić Klarić, Nikša Turk, Željko Krznarić, Emma Riordan, Ana Mornar

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Jelena KovačićDepartment of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6634-6130
Daniela Amidžić KlarićDepartment of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-1695-6950
Nikša TurkDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Centre, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Željko KrznarićDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Centre, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-3758-4540
Emma RiordanSchool of Pharmacy, University College Cork, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland.
Ana MornarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

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Croatian Science Foundation HRZZ-DOK-2021-02-7922European Regional Development Fund KK.01.1.1.02.0021
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Abstract

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objectivesJanus kinase inhibitors open new horizons for small-molecule drugs in treating inflammatory bowel disease, with ritlecitinib demonstrating significant efficacy in clinical trials for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ritlecitinib, a second-generation JAK3 inhibitor, is a novel therapeutic agent for alopecia areata and other autoimmune conditions.

methodsA new stability-indicating UHPLC-DAD-MS/MS method was developed, validated, and applied for a forced degradation study of ritlecitinib under ICH guidelines.

resultsThe method demonstrated high specificity, sensitivity (LOD: 0.04 µg/mL; LOQ: 0.14 µg/mL), precision (RSD ≤ 0.15%), and accuracy (99.9-100.3%). Forced degradation studies under acidic, basic, oxidative, thermal, and photolytic conditions revealed four novel degradation products. Basic degradation followed second-order kinetics, while oxidative degradation followed zero-order kinetics.

conclusionsThe validated method reliably characterized ritlecitinib's stability and degradation products, providing essential data for optimizing formulation, determining proper storage conditions, anticipating drug-excipient interactions, and ensuring quality control. The eco-friendliness and applicability of the developed forced degradation procedure were evaluated using various green and blue metric tools. Incorporating green analytical principles underscores its potential for sustainable pharmaceutical analysis.

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degradation kineticsforced degradation studygreen analytical chemistryHPLCJAK3 inhibitormass spectrometryritlecitinibstability-indicating method

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PMCPMC11768339

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