A simple method for simultaneous determination of gatifloxacin and prednisolone acetate in ophthalmic formulation was developed and validated using UV spectrophotometry. Gatifloxacin and prednisolone acetate were quantified using the first-order derivative of the UV spectra. The proposed method was validated according to the guidelines of the International Conference on Harmonization and the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International. The measurements were made in acetonitrile/water (70:30 v/v) at 348nm for gatifloxacin and at 263nm for prednisolone acetate. The calibration curves were linear in the concentration range of 3–21μgmL−1 for gatifloxacin and 6–42μgmL−1 for prednisolone acetate with Sandell’s sensitivities of 0.349μgcm−2 and 0.402μgcm−2, respectively. The mean recovery and the limit of quantification for gatifloxacin were 99.76±0.41% and 1.11μgmL−1 and for prednisolone acetate were 99.52±0.87% and 0.55μgmL−1, respectively. The method was precise, with a relative standard deviation of less than 2.50% for both drugs. For robustness, the factors analyzed did not significantly affect the quantification of gatifloxacin and prednisolone acetate. The results of the validated method did not differ significantly from high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), which was previously developed and validated for the same drugs. In this form, the method was suitable for routine analysis of gatifloxacin and prednisolone acetate in their combined dosage form in ophthalmic formulations

The objective of this research was to develop and validate an alternative analytical method for quantitative determination of levofloxacin in tablets and injection preparations. The calibration curves were linear over a concentration range from 3.0 to 8.0 μg mL-1. The relative standard deviation was below 1.0% for both formulations and average recovery was 101.42 ± 0.45% and 100.34 ± 0.85% for tablets and injection formulations, respectively. The limit of detection and limit of quantitation were 0.08 and 0.25 μg mL-1, respectively. It was concluded that the developed method is suitable for the quality control of levofloxacin in pharmaceuticals formulations.Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento de Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul (FAPEMS)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

Antibiotics have an unquestionable importance in the treatment of many infections. Oxytetracycline is an antibiotic belonging to the class of tetracyclines, available for use in human and veterinary medicine. Development of analytical methods that prove the quality and efficacy of these drugs is fundamentally important to the pharmaceutical industry. In this context, the research presents an overview of the analytical profile of oxytetracycline, describing its chemical and pharmacological properties, and analytical methods for quantification of this drug in biological samples and pharmaceutical products. Oxytetracycline can be analyzed in these matrices by many types of methodologies. However, high-performance liquid chromatography is the most widely used, being recommended by official compendia. This kind of study can be useful to support the development of new efficient and sustainable analytical methods that may be utilized in the quality control routine of oxytetracycline in pharmaceutical products and pharmacokinetic monitoring in biological samples.