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Betamethasone dipropionate
Densitometry
Lotion
Salicylic acid
TLC
Validation
2.3 Chromatography
25 ± 2°C).
Densitometric scanning was performed with a Camag TLC-
2.4 Validation
Scanner II. The purity and identity of the analyte spots were
determined by scanning in absorbance/reflectance mode from The method was validated for linearity, homogeneity, detection
λ = 200 to 400 nm. Quantitative evaluation was performed by limit (DL), accuracy, and range by a modification of the method
measuring the absorbance/reflectance of the analyte spots at λ = of Funk et al. [11] and Hahn-Dienstrop [12]. The selectivity of
250 nm for betamethasone dipropionate and λ = 310 nm for sal- the method was proved by identification and purity checks of
icylic acid (Figures 1 and 2). The densitometric scanning set- the analyte spots. A five-point accuracy study (80, 90, 100, 110,
tings were: bandwidth 10 nm, slit width 4, slit length 6, and and 120% of the expected value) was performed for the labora-
scanning speed 4 mm s–1. Calculations for identity, purity tory-made lotions. For commercial preparations accuracy stud-
checks (rS,M and rM,E where S = start, M = center, E = end spec- ies were performed by use of single-point standard addition
trum), sdv (relative standard deviation) of the linear/calibration (40% of label claim). The precision (repeatability and interme-
plot, and quantification of the analyte spots were performed by diate precision) was evaluated by analyzing six different extract
use of CATS version 3.17 (1995) software (Camag). Routine aliquots from laboratory-made lotions containing 52.0, 65.0, or
quantitative evaluation was performed on the basis of peak area 78.0 mg betamethasone dipropionate/100 mL and 1600, 2000,
with linear regression, using 4 or 5 calibration points for each or 2400 mg salicylic acid/100 mL by a modification of the
plate (80 to 120% of the expected value). method of Renger et al. [13].