Abstract
The quantitative validation of the results of a flow-injection determination of penicillin in pharmaceutical formulations is described. The validation procedure is done by using VALID, which is a generally applicable validation program based on an expert system program. The automated penicillin assay is based on the enzymatic hydrolysis of the penicillin to the corresponding penicilloic acid, which reacts with iodine generated on-line; the iodine consumption is detected amperometrically. The method is evaluated for applicability in pharmaceutical quality control. The complete validation procedure is described. During the program run, the system evaluates the calibration procedure, the drift of the analytical systemm and the effect of the sample matrix. The reliability of the flow-injection method is estimated by evaluating the maximum total error (MTE), which includes both random error and systematic error. The latter was assessed by comparing of the results of the flow-injection method with the results obtained by titration with mercury(II) as the reference method. The user requirement for the assay was an MTE of 10%. The validation procedure showed that the analytical method complied with the requirements for the major part of the concentration range (0.066–0.25 mM).
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