Table 3

Determination of ETD in presence of additives or excipients.

Material
Amount (mg)
Method A
Method B
Method C





Recovery a %± SD b
Recovery a %± SD b
Recovery a %± SD b

Lactose
50
99.63 ± 0.82
99.20 ± 0.78
100.2 ± 0.51
Glucose
50
98.84 ± 0.67
100.35 ± 1.22
99.55 ± 0.88
Dextrose
50
99.30 ± 0.78
98.70 ± 0.56
98.65 ± 0.46
Magnesium stearate
30
99.25 ± 0.75
99.55 ± 0.89
100.15 ± 1.30
Calcium hydrogen phosphate
50
99.50 ± 0.96
98.95 ± 0.73
99.40 ± 0.84
Talc
40
99.80 ± 0.61
100.40 ± 1.05
100.10 ± 0.95
Starch
50
100.05 ± 1.14
98.80 ± 0.69
99.75 ± 0.62

a 6.0 μg mL-1 of ETD was taken.

b Average of five determinations.

SD: Standard deviation.

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