Gas Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Promethazine Hydrochloride in Polyethylene Glycol Suppositories Using the Hall's Electrolytic Conductivity Detector

Abstract

Abstract A gas liquid chromatographic method using the Hall's electrolytic conductivity detector is described for the determination of promethazine hydrochloride in polyethylene glycol suppositories. This method is capable of distinguishing the intact drug from its thermal degradation products. A linear relationship between peak height ratio (promethazine/promazine) and promethazine hydrochloride concentration is found up to a concentration of 600 μg/ml. In the presence and absence of polyethylene glycol vehicle the recovery of promethazine hydrochloride is found to be 100.2 and 99.7 percent respectively. The percent coefficient of variation is 0.62 and 0.94 in the absence and presence of polyethylene glycol vehicle.