Simultaneous analysis of losartan potassium,amlodipine besylate,and hydrochlorothiazide in bulk and in tablets by high-performance thin layer chromatography with UV-absorption densitometry

A simple high-performance thin layer chromatography (hptlc) method for separation and quantitative analysis of losartan potassium,amlodipine,and hydrochlorothiazide in bulk and in pharmaceutical formulations has been established and validated. after extraction with methanol,sample and standard solutions were applied to silica gel plates and developed with chloroform:methanol:acetone:formic acid 7.5:1.3:0.5:0.03 (v v v v) as mobile phase. zones were scanned densitometrically at 254nm. the r f values of amlodipine besylate,hydrochlorothiazide,and losartan potassium were 0.35,0.57,and 0.74,respectively. calibration plots were linear in the ranges 500-3000ng per spot for losartan potassium,amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide,the correlation coefficients,r,were 0.998,0.998,and 0.999,respectively. the suitability of this method for quantitative determination of these compounds was by validation in accordance with the requirements of pharmaceutical regulatory standards. the method can be used for routine analysis of these drugs in bulk and in formulation. © 2012 karunanidhi santhana lakshmi and sivasubramanian lakshmi.