Development and validation of a stability-indicating RP-HPLC method for estimation of Lefamulin in pure and pharmaceutical drug products

Abstract

Abstract Background Commonly occurring serious lung parenchymal infection is community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). Lefamulin acetate drug products are useful for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). The main objective of the study was the development and validation of a quick reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic analytical testing method for Lefamulin in pure and pharmaceutical dosage forms. The C18 column was the stationary phase for reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic separation, and the mobile phase consisted of 0.05 M phosphate buffer with a pH adjustment of 2.5 mixed with an equal volume of acetonitrile. A flow rate of 1.0 mL/min, a column temperature of 30 °C, an injection volume of 10 µL, and a detection wavelength of 210 nm were used as optimum conditions. Results The developed method reported that Lefamulin peak’s retention time was 3.1 min, the average theoretical plate count 5000, and the average peak asymmetry 1.12. In both pure and pharmaceutical dosage forms, the method was found to be accurate, precise, specific, linear calibration curve, and robust. Quantitative assay results from laboratory-made formulations showed similarity to existing commercial products of Lefamulin. Lefamulin is stable in acidic and photolytic environmental circumstances, while it degraded in oxidative, basic, and thermal humidity environment, according to the results of stress studies. Conclusions The developed analytical method is fast, economic and stability indicating. It is useful for routine pharmaceutical analysis where the Lefamulin is synthesized in pure form, pharmaceutical tablet formulation, and parenteral dosage form, for their quality and safety.

Keywords

• Lefamulin acetate
• Pharmaceutical formulations
• RP-HPLC
• Quantitative assay
• Method validation