Development and validation of a stability-indicating RP-HPLC method for simultaneous assay of betamethasone dipropionate, chlorocresol, and for the estimation of betamethasone dipropionate related compounds in a pharmaceutical cream and ointment

J Chromatogr Sci. 2010 Oct;48(9):733-41. doi: 10.1093/chromsci/48.9.733.

Abstract

A new stability-indicating reversed-phase HPLC (RP-HPLC) method has been developed and validated for simultaneous assay of betamethasone dipropionate (BD) and chlorocresol and also for the estimation of BD related compounds in a pharmaceutical cream matrix. In addition, this newly developed RP-HPLC method was also demonstrated as suitable for a pharmaceutical ointment product that does not contain chlorocresol. The RP-HPLC method uses a Waters SymmetryShield RP18 analytical column (150 × 4.6 mm). Water (mobile phase A) and acetonitrile (mobile phase B) were used in the gradient elution with a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min and detection wavelength at 240 nm. A Waters XBridge Shield RP18 analytical column (150 × 4.6 mm) was identified as an alternate column. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) are 0.02 μg/mL and 0.05 μg/mL, respectively. The precision of the method for BD is less than 0.3% RSD, and the accuracy of BD ranged from 99.5% to 102.6%. The stability-indicating capability of this method has been demonstrated by analyzing aged samples of the product. This RP-HPLC method was successfully validated per ICH guidelines and proved to be suitable for routine quality control use.

MeSH terms

  • Betamethasone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Betamethasone / analysis
  • Betamethasone / chemistry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Chromatography, Reverse-Phase / methods*
  • Cresols / analysis*
  • Cresols / chemistry
  • Drug Stability
  • Linear Models
  • Ointments / chemistry
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Cresols
  • Ointments
  • chlorocresol
  • betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate
  • Betamethasone