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Hatem I Mokhtar¹, Randa A Abdel-Salam², Ghada M Hadad³

¹Methodology and Stability Department, R&D Center, Medical Union Pharmaceuticals Co., Abu-Sultan, Ismailia 41617, Egypt.

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Three-dimensional desirability spaces offer enhanced visualization for developing analytical methods. This graphical approach aids in selecting optimal parameters for quality-by-design, improving method development for pharmaceutical analysis.

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Area of Science:

Analytical Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemometrics

Background:

Quality-by-Design (QbD) principles are crucial for robust pharmaceutical method development.
Traditional methods for visualizing design spaces can be limiting.
Stability-indicating methods are essential for drug product quality assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and illustrate three-dimensional desirability spaces as a graphical tool for design space representation.
To apply QbD concepts in developing a stability-indicating gradient reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method.
To optimize method parameters for the simultaneous determination of vinpocetine and α-tocopheryl acetate.

Main Methods:

Development of a mechanistic retention model based on six experimental runs.
Optimization of gradient time, initial organic solvent concentration, and ternary solvent ratio.
Calculation of desirability functions and plotting of three-dimensional desirability spaces.
Probabilistic mapping of desirability index for design space selection.

Main Results:

A three-dimensional desirability space was successfully plotted, visualizing optimal method parameters.
The method enabled the determination of vinpocetine and α-tocopheryl acetate in a capsule dosage form.
This approach provided superior visualization of potential design spaces compared to resolution spaces.
Prioritization of critical quality attributes was facilitated by the desirability index.

Conclusions:

Three-dimensional desirability spaces provide superior visualization for pharmaceutical method development.
This graphical representation aids in selecting robust design spaces under QbD.
The developed RP-HPLC method is stability-indicating and suitable for quality control.