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Table 4 Assay results for the determination of the FF and GLY in their synthetic mixture and MDI by the proposed DS and reference methods

From: Multiple analytical methods for determination of formoterol and glycopyrronium simultaneously in their novel combined metered dose inhaler

 

a. Proposed DS method (synthetic mixture)

Reference method [39]

Conc. taken (μg/mL)

% Founda

Conc. taken (μg/mL)

% Founda

FF

GLY

FF

GLY

FF

GLY

FF

GLY

Data

8.4

15.75

100.08

100.12

10.0

18.0

98.24.

99.58

7.2

13.5

99.48

100.82

8.4

15.0

99.42

98.35

6

11.25

99.56

100.40

7.8

12.0

100.13

101.35

4.8

9

100.21

100.35

6.2

9.0

99.25

100.89

3.6

6.75

100.03

99.49

4.5

6.0

100.47

99.36

2.4

4.5

99.99

99.18

2.9

3.0

100.34

100.21

\({\bar{\text{X}}}\)

 

99.89

100.06

 

99.92

99.96

± SD

0.29

0.61

0.55

1.1

t-value

0.32(10.0)

0.20 (10.0)

 

F-value

3.62 (5.5)

3.16 (5.5)

 

b. Proposed DS method (MDI)

Reference method [39]

Conc. taken (μg/mL)

% Founda

Conc. taken (μg/mL)

% Founda

FF

GLY

FF

GLY

FF

GLY

FF

GLY

Data

8.4

15.75

100.89

100.88

10.0

18.0

99.21

100.28

7.2

13.5

99.52

100.25

8.4

15.0

98.90

99.35

6

11.25

100.35

100.54

7.8

12.0

100.51

98.52

4.8

9

99.87

99.35

6.2

9.0

99.54

101.35

3.6

6.75

100.35

100.48

4.5

6.0

100.37

100.47

2.4

4.5

100.08

99.36

2.9

3.0

98.50

98.52

\({\bar{\text{X}}}\)

 

100.18

100.14

 

99.51

99.75

± SD

0.47

0.67

0.33

1.14

t-value

1.41 (10.0)

0.74 (10.0)

 

F-value

3.24 (5.5)

3.17 (5.5)

  1. Nominal content for GLY in Bevespi® aerosphere by the proposed method = 9.0 μg/buff
  2. Each result is the average of three separate determinations
  3. aNominal content for FF in Bevespi® aerosphere by the proposed method = 4.8 μg/buff