SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF MOXIFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE AND DIFLUPREDNATE BY RATIO DERIVATIVE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

Objective: Ratio derivative spectrophotometric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of Moxifloxacin HCl (MH) and Difluprednate (DIFLU) in Phosphate Buffer pH 7.4. Methods: In this method, the overlapping spectra of MH and DIFLU were well resolved by making use of the first-derivative of the ratios of their direct absorption spectra. The derivative ratio absorbances of MH and DIFLU were measured at λmax 325.8 and λmax 238.0 nm, respectively for their quantification. MH and DIFLU were determined in the concentration range of 2-10 μg/ml and 4-20 μg/ml respectively. Results: The method was validated as per the ICH guideline and accuracy, precision are found to be within the acceptable limit. The limits of detection and quantitation were found to be 0.1144 and 0.3466 μg/ml, respectively for MH and 0.0311 and 0.094 μg/ml, respectively for DIFLU. Conclusion: The proposed ratio first derivative spectrophotometric method is novel, rapid, simple, sensitive, accurate, precise and does not require separation of MH and DIFLU hence successfully applied for simultaneous estimation of MH and DIFLU in marketed eye drops (liquid dosage form). Â&nbsp

Development and optimization of dispersible tablet of Bacopa monnieri with improved functionality for memory enhancement

Introduction: The Bacopa monnieri is traditional Ayurvedic medicine, and reported for memory-enhancing effects. The Bacoside is poorly soluble, bitter in taste and responsible for the memory enhancement action. Memory enhancer is commonly prescribed for children or elder people. Objective: Poor solubility, patient compliance and bitterness were a major driving force to develop taste masked β-cyclodextrin complex and dispersible tablets. Materials and Methods: The inclusion complex of Bacopa monnieri and β-cyclodextrin was prepared in different molar ratios of Bacopa monnieri by Co-precipitation method. Phase solubility study was conducted to evaluate the effect of β-cyclodextrin on aqueous solubility of Bacoside A. The characterization was determined by Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction study (XRD).Crospovidone and croscarmallose sodium were used as super disintigrant.The 32 full factorial design was adopted to investigate the influence of two superdisintegrants on the wetting time and disntegration time of the tablets. Conclusion: The result revels that molar ratio (1:4) of inclusion complex enhance 3-fold solubility. Full factorial design was successfully employed for the optimization of dispersible tablet of B. monnieri . The short-term accelerated stability study confirmed that high stability of B. monnieri in inclusion complex