Differential pulse voltammetric determination of sumatriptan succinate (1:1) in a tablet dosage form

A voltammetric study of the oxidation of sumatriptan succinate (1:1) has been carried out at the glassy carbon electrode. This compound exhibited a single wave in Britton-Robinson buffer solutions of pH 2-11, with a maximum current at pH 5.0. The mechanism of oxidation was shown to be due to oxidation of the N-H group in the indole ring. Based on this study, a simple, rapid and sensitive voltammetric method was developed for the determination of the drug in a tablet dosage form.