Rapid HPLC determination of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and marbofloxacin alone or in a mixture

A simple, sensitive, and accurate chromatography (RP-HPLC) method for simultaneous estimation of Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, and Marbofloxacin in their combined pharmaceutical dosage form or individually. The HPLC separation was achieved on a Hypersil (C18, 150 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 mu m particle size) analytical column or equivalent. A mixture of triethanolamine (1 %), acetonitrile (80 %), and water was used as the mobile phase, with a flow rate of 1.2 mL /min and a detector wavelength of 280 nm at ambient temperature. In the HPLC method, the retention times of Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, and Marbofloxacin were found to be 1.854, 2.480, and 4.688 min, respectively, and linearity was obtained in the range of 25-80 mu g/mL for Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, and Marbofloxacin. The correlation coefficient for the method was greater than 0.999. The RP-HPLC method validation parameter lay within its acceptance criteria as per the ICHq2 (R1) guideline. Hence, it can be successfully used for routine analysis of Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, and Marbofloxacin in raw material or pharmaceutical dosage forms.