Quantitative determination of piperazine citrate in piperazine citrate syrup USP

An assay for piperazine citrate in Piperazine Citrate Syrup USP is described. The assay method is based on the formation of a complex of piperazine with an acid dye, bromothymol blue. The complex can be extracted with chloroform and measured spectrophotometrically. The method is accurate and requires only 15 minutes for analysis, compared to four to five hours by the USP method.