Development of Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Nalbuphine Hydrochloride in Different Forms

Research Article

Austin J Anal Pharm Chem. 2020; 7(1): 1127.

Development of Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Nalbuphine Hydrochloride in Different Forms

Youssef S²*, Mostafa M² and Shereafy EE¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Menoufia University, Egypt

²Department of Forensic Chemistry lab, Ministry of Justice, Egypt

*Corresponding author: Sahar Youssef, Forensic Chemistry lab, Ministry of Justice, Forensic Medicine Authority, Egypt

Received: June 09, 2020; Accepted: October 17, 2020; Published: October 24, 2020

Abstract

Spectrophotometric methods for the quantitative determination of Nalbuphine Hydrochloride (N-HCl) in different forms which are raw samples, pharmaceutical preparation form and biological samples (spiked urine samples) were established. The proposed methods found to be simple, rapid, sensitive, precise and accurate. The determination proposed methods based on the reaction between nalbuphine hydrochloride in its different forms with coloring reagents forming colored ion associates, the ion associates exhibit absorption maxima in visible region which can be used in determination the concentration of Nalbuphine Hydrochloride (N-HCl). The used coloring agents are Bromophenol Blue (BPB) and Chlorophenol red (CPR) reagents. The optimum reaction conditions for quantitative analysis were investigated. In addition, the molar absorptivity and Sandell sensitivity were determined for the Nalbuphine Hydrochloride (N-HCl). The ion associates exhibit absorption maxima at 410 and 400 nm of (N-HCl) with BPB and CPR respectively. (N-HCl) could be determined up to 137.5ug/mL and 50ug/mL, using BPB and CPR respectively.

The correlation coefficient was ≥0.998 (n=6) with a relative standard deviation (RSD) ≤0.74 for five selected concentrations of the reagents. Therefore the concentration of N-HCl in its pharmaceutical formulations and spiked urine samples had been determined successfully.

Keywords: Naluphine Hydrochloride; Bromophenol Blue; Chlorophenol red

Introduction

Nalbuphine hydrochloride (5a,6a)-17-(Cyclobutylmethyl)-4,5- epoxymorphinan-3,6,14-triol hydrochloride, is narcotic analgesic drug which is a morphine- like drug with agonist activity at the k- opioid receptor and antagonist activity at the μ-opioid receptor. Nalbuphine is recommended for use in moderate to serve pain and its indications include pain after myocardial infraction.

There are several published research’s relating to methods for estimating Naluphine Hydrochloride (N-HCl) quantitatively in their dosage forms including spectrophotometric method [1-3], liquid chromatography mass spectrometry LC/MS [4], High Performance Liquid Chromatogrphy HPLC [5-7], gas chromatography [8] gas chromatography mass spectrometry GCMS [9], ion selective electrode [10].

In the present work the ion associate complex of nalbuphine hydrochloride (in raw samples, dosage form and in spiked urine samples) were studied spectrophtometrically. The proposed methods found to be selective, simple, rapid, sensitive, precise and accurate.

Experimental

Apparatus

Spectrophotometric measurements of N –HCl (Figure 1) with BPB and CPR reagents were measured using Agilent 8543 UV-Vis spectrophotometer equipped with quartz cell of 1 Cm optical path length with a resolution of 0.1 nm. The pH measurements of the prepared solutions were adjusted using HI 2211 benchtop pH meter HANNA. All spectrophotometric measurements were carried out at room temperature (25±2oC). Moreover, Millipore distillation apparatus model Direct Q3, France used for supplied deionized water.