Table 6 Results of robustness tests of analytical methods (n = 3).

From: A green approach for metoclopramide quantification in pharmaceutical products: new HPLC and spectrophotometric methods

Method

Conditions

Values

Average recovery

%

R.S.D.

%

HPLC method

Standard method conditions

99.99

0.327

The high flow rate of the mobile phase

1.10 mL min−1

99.67

0.397

The low flow rate of the mobile phase

0.90 mL min−1

99.52

0.410

The high-detection wavelength

275 nm

99.70

0.231

The low-detection wavelength

271 nm

99.75

0.332

The high amount of ethanol in the mobile phase

32%

99.72

0.264

The low amount of ethanol in the mobile phase

28%

99.60

0.309

Spectrophotometric method

Standard method conditions

99.93

0.394

The high-detection wavelength

275 nm

99.53

0.341

The low-detection wavelength

271 nm

99.34

0.453

Solvent

Ethanol

99.45

0.407

Solvent

Isopropyl alcohol

99.17

0.400