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Table 4 Assay results for the determination of the studied analytes in pure form by the proposed and official method [43]

From: Rapid micellar HPLC analysis of loratadine and its major metabolite desloratadine in nano-concentration range using monolithic column and fluorometric detection: application to pharmaceuticals and biological fluids

Analyte

Proposed method

Official method [43]

Amount taken (ng/mL)

Amount found (ng/mL)

% recoverya

Amount taken (µg/mL)

Amount found (µg/mL)

% recoverya

LOR

20.0

20.400

102.01

5.0

4.900

98.01

50.0

50.300

100.61

30.0

30.030

100.1

80.0

79.700

99.63

50.0

49.990

99.98

100.0

99.200

99.21

   

200.0

200.400

100.21

   

Mean %

  

100.33

  

99.37

±SD

  

1.08

  

1.18

t testb

1.196 (2.447)

F testb

1.182 (6.944)

DSL

20.0

20.439

102.20

5.0

4.940

98.71

50.0

49.684

99.37

30.0

30.260

100.87

80.0

79.456

98.32

50.0

49.720

99.44

100.0

100.400

100.35

   

200.0

200.100

100.05

   

Mean %

  

100.26

  

99.67

±SD

  

1.17

  

1.10

t testb

0.697 (2.447)

F testb

1.137 (19.247)

  1. aEach result is the average of three separate determinations
  2. bThe values between parentheses are the tabulated t and F values at P = 0.05