Abstract
Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide are often combined in pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of hypertension. Therefore, the determination of these compounds in a single run is highly desirable for rapid quality control applications. The present study describes an ultra-fast (ca. 85 injections h−1) and environmentally friendly method based on capillary electrophoresis (CE) with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection for simultaneous quantification of potassium, losartan and hydrochlorothiazide. Cation (potassium) and anions (losartan and hydrochlorothiazide) were analyzed in a single run using a background electrolyte composed by 10.0 mmol L-1 boric acid (pH = 9.0, adjusted with sodium hydroxide). The limits of detection were 4.0, 3.0 and 10.0 μmol L-1 for potassium, losartan and hydrochlorothiazide, respectively. The proposed method is simple, fast, with minimal waste generation, and accurate (recovery values between 98 and 102%). The results obtained with the CE method were statistically similar (95% confidence level) to those obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography (losartan and hydrochlorothiazide) and flame photometry (potassium).
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