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Rapid Quantitation of Atorvastatin in Process Pharmaceutical Powder Sample Using Raman Spectroscopy and Evaluation of Parameters Related to Accuracy of Analysis

Rapid Quantitation of Atorvastatin in Process Pharmaceutical Powder Sample Using Raman Spectroscopy and Evaluation of Parameters Related to Accuracy of Analysis

Young-Il Lim, Janghee Han, Young-Ah Woo, Jaejin Kim, Myung Joo Kang

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2018 Jul 5;200:26-32.

PMID: 29660679

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to determine the atorvastatin (ATV) content in process pharmaceutical powder sample using Raman spectroscopy. To establish the analysis method, the influence of the type of Raman measurements (back-scattering or transmission mode), preparation of calibration sample (simple admixing or granulation), sample pre-treatment (pelletization), and spectral pretreatment on the Raman spectra was investigated. The characteristic peak of the active compound was more distinctively detected in transmission Raman mode with a laser spot size of 4mm than in the back-scattering method. Preparation of calibration samples by wet granulation, identical to the actual manufacturing process, provided unchanged spectral patterns for the in process sample, with no changes and/or shifts in the spectrum. Pelletization before Raman analysis remarkably improved spectral reproducibility by decreasing the difference in density between the samples. Probabilistic quotient normalization led to accurate and consistent quantification of the ATV content in the calibration samples (standard error of cross validation: 1.21%). Moreover, the drug content in the granules obtained from five commercial batches were reliably quantified, with no statistical difference (p=0.09) with that obtained by HPLC assay. From these findings, we suggest that transmission Raman analysis may be a fast and non-invasive method for the quantification of ATV in actual manufacturing processes.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP433289839	Atorvastatin Related Compound A		433289-83-9	Price

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