Table 3 Recovery and stability of Meclizine under different conditions.

From: QbD based Eudragit coated Meclizine HCl immediate and extended release multiparticulates: formulation, characterization and pharmacokinetic evaluation using HPLC-Fluorescence detection method

Validation parameters

Freeze–Thaw Stability

Long term stability

Stock solution stability

Low Conc. (10 ng/ml)

High Conc. (200 ng/ml)

Low Conc. (10 ng/ml)

High Conc. (200 ng/ml)

Low Conc. (10 ng/ml)

High Conc. (200 ng/ml)

FT Cycle 3

FT Cycle 3

After 6 weeks

After 6 weeks

After 6 weeks

After 6 weeks

Mean ± SD

9.880 ± 0.1378

196.888 ± 1.757

9.775 ± 0.268

195.806 ± 0.967

10.008 ± 0.050

199.975 ± 1.032

Precision (CV) %

1.395

0.893

2.739

0.494

0.501

0.516

Accuracy (%)

98.798

98.404

97.746

97.903

100.084

99.987

Gross mean degradation (%)

1.119

0.975

1.300

1.429

0.237

0.311

Validation parameters

Benchtop stability 24 h

Autosampler stability 65 h

Recovery

Low Conc. (10 ng/ml)

High Conc. (200 ng/ml)

Low Conc. (10 ng/ml)

High Conc. (200 ng/ml)

Low Conc. (10 ng/ml)

High Conc. (200 ng/ml)

Mean ± SD

10.016 ± 0.294

200.109 ± 0.651

10.006 ± 0.638

199.899 ± 0.519

Peak ratio of drug and IS

Peak ratio of drug and IS

Precision (CV) (%)

0.965

0.487

0.519

0.742

0.282 (MP)

0.674 (MP)

Accuracy (%)

100.160

100.054

100.060

99.949

0.279 (Plasma)

0.658 (Plasma)

Gross mean degradation (%)

0.018

0.571

0.028

0.781

98.227%

99.822%