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Table 3 Application of the proposed methods to the determination of SER in tablets

From: Development and validation of stability indicating method for determination of sertraline following ICH guidlines and its determination in pharmaceuticals and biological fluids

preparation

Spectrophotometric method

Ref. method [23]

 

Amount taken (μg/mL)

% found

Amount taken (μg/mL)

% found

Seserine tablets (56.0 mg SER HCl/Tablet equivalent to 50.0 mg SER)

12.0

100.76

0.5

100.36

 

20.0

99.05

1.0

99.87

 

24.0

100.00

2.0

99.56

X-± SD

99.94 ± 0.54

99.93 ± 0.40

Student's t test

0.610

  

Variance ratio F test

5.824

  

Serlift tablets (100.0 mg SER HCL/Tablet)

12.0

101.00

0.5

99.65

 

20.0

100.05

1.0

100.89

 

24.0

100.50

2.0

100.25

X- ± SD

100.52 ± 0.32

100.26 ± 0.62

Student's t test

0.562

  

Variance ratio F test

1.702

  

Lustral tablets (50.0 mg of SER/Table)

12.0

98.430

0.5

100.23

 

20.0

98.187

1.0

100.43

 

24.0

98.850

2.0

98.51

X-± SD

98.49 ± 0.17

99.72 ± 1.06

Student's t test

1.930

  

Variance ratio F test

9.903

  

Spectrofluorimetric method

Seserine tablets (56.0 m g SER HCl/Tablet equivalent to 50.0 mg SER)

2.0

99.99

0.5

100.36

 

3.0

100.05

1.0

99.87

 

5.0

98.55

2.0

99.56

X-± SD

99.53 ± 1.06

99.93 ± 0.40

Student's t test

0.737

  

Variance ratio F test

4.433

  

Serlift tablets (100 0 mg SER HCL/Tablet

2.0

99.60

0.5

99.65

 

3.0

98.56

1.0

100.89

 

5.0

100.00

2.0

100.25

X-± SD

99.39 ± 1.02

100.26 ± 0.62

Student's t test

1.569

  

Variance ratio F test

1.437

  

Lustral tablets (50.0 mg of SER/Tablet)

2.0

101.05

0.5

100.23

 

3.0

100.55

1.0

100.43

 

5.0

99.56

2.0

98.51

X- ± SD

100.39 ± 0.70

99.72 ± 1.06

Student's t test

0.884

  

Variance ratio F test

1.938

  
  1. N.B.:
  2. The tabulated values of t and F are (2.78) and (19.00) respectively, at p = 0.05. [25]
  3. Each result is the average of three separate determinations.