Degradation kinetics of telithromycin determined by HPLC method
L C Vaucher1, C S Paim, A D Lange
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. lauvau@terra.com.br
Abstract:
The degradation kinetics of the antibiotic telithromycin using a stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method is demonstrated. The photodegradation is performed by UVC lamp-254 nm (15W), installed in a chamber internally coated with mirrors, where telithromycin solutions prepared from coated tablets are placed in quartz cells. To promote oxidation, the reaction between the telithromycin solution and 3% hydrogen peroxide solution is carried out. The kinetics parameters of order of reaction and the rate constants of the degradation are determined for both conditions. The degradation process of telithromycin can be described by first-order kinetics under both experimental conditions used in this study. The results reveal the photo and oxidation lability of the drug and confirm the reliability of HPLC method for telithromycin in the presence of its degradation products.
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