Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Brasilia, BrasÃlia, Brazil
Research Article
Development and Validation of a Rapid RP-HPLC Method for the Determination of Pemetrexed in Lyophilized Powder for Injection
Author(s): Louis Kwame Dotse and Carlos Martin Infante Cordova*
An economic, rapid and versatile RP-HPLC method for the determination of pemetrexed, an effective antifolate in
lyophilized powder for endovascular injection, was developed employing a Luna C18 Column (250 × 4.6 mm; 5 μm),
and spectrophotometric detection (analytical wavelength at 254 nm). A column oven temperature of 25°C and a
mobile phase composed of ACN: Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate buffer of ratio 30 v/v:70 v/v with pH adjusted
to 4. The flow rate was 0.8 ml/min in isocratic elution with a 10:1 of injection volume of sample. The method
validation was performed in accord with the ICH guidelines, considering parameters as accuracy, precision, linearity,
robustness, limits of detection and quantification. The linear dynamic range was between 80 μg/ml and 120 μg/ml
with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 and a runtime of 10 minutes. This pr.. View more»