Formulation and Quantitative Analysis of
Formulation and Quantitative Analysis of
Formulation and Quantitative Analysis of
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Yade Metri Permata , Muchlisyam Bachri , Julia Reveny , Fitri Mardiyanti Sibuea
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Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia;
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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia
Abstract
Citation: Permata YM, Bachri M, Reveny J, Sibuea FM. BACKGROUND: Combination of betamethasone valerate and neomycin sulfate in cream is used to treat the
Formulation and Quantitative Analysis of Betamethasone
Valerate and Neomycin Sulfate Cream by High
itching, redness, dryness, scaling, inflammation and discomfort of various skin conditions caused by infection. The
Performance Liquid Chromatography and combination of active ingredients has side effects which can cause dry skin, thinning of the skin, hypertrichosis,
Spectrophotometry. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019 and stretch marks.
Nov 30; 7(22):3841-3846.
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AIM: The purpose of this study was to make a formula containing vitamin E and quantitative analysis of
Keywords: Betamethasone valerate; Neomycin sulfate;
Cream; Spectrophotometry; Area under curve betamethasone valerate and neomycin sulfate in creams using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and
*Correspondence: Muchlisyam Bachri. Department of
Spectrophotometry Area Under Curve methods.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia. E- METHODS: Cream preparation includes smelting and emulsification processes, with oil phases namely stearic
mail: muchlisyam@usu.ac.id acid and vitamin E as well as water phases are glycerin, sodium bi-borate, tri-ethanolamine. Physical tests for the
Received: 25-Sep-2019; Revised: 17-Oct-2019; cream were organoleptic, homogeneity, pH, evaluation of dispersion, and viscosity. HPLC analysis for cream was
Accepted: 18-Oct-2019; Online first: 14-Nov-2019
carried out using C18 column, and the mobile phase of methanol: water with comparison optimization beforehand.
Copyright: © 2019 Yade Metri Permata, Muchlisyam
Bachri, Julia Reveny, Fitri Mardiyanti Sibuea. This is an
Spectrophotometry analysis for cream was carried out using application of Area Under Curves methods.
open-access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 RESULTS: The formula used was betamethasone valerate 5 mg, neomycin sulfate 25 mg, stearic acid, glycerin,
International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) sodium bi-borate, tri-ethanolamine, vitamin E and distilled water. The obtained cream was in the form of semi-
Funding: This work was supported by the Universitas solid, odorless, white (colorless), homogeneous, pH 7, the dispersion power of 500 mg cream is 4.0-4.3 cm in
Sumatera Utara grant numbers 447/UN5.2.3.1/PPM/ KP-
TALENTA USU 2018. diameter and viscosity is 7500 Cps. Analysis of the determination of the levels of the two components was carried
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no
out by the HPLC method C-18 column with the mobile phase of methanol: water (90: 10). Betamethasone
competing interests exist valerate and neomycin sulfate levels in formulas made HPLC methods were 94.15%, and 136.56%, respectively
and using AUC spectrophotometry methods were 107.98% and 94.81%.
CONCLUSION: Cream that made by new formula with vitamin E shows good result in physical evaluation. HPLC
methods with a mobile phase of methanol: water (90:10) was not recommended, while the AUC
spectrophotometry method shows the valid result of quantitative analysis of betamethasone valerate and
neomycin sulfate in cream.
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applied to analyze multi-component drug [4]. this study included a set of Ultra Violet
Spectrophotometer instruments, complete High-
The High Performance Liquid
Performance Liquid Chromatography (Shimadzu
Chromatography (HPLC) method can be used to
Prominence series) Whatman Cellulose Nitrate
determine the concentration of drug combinations in
membrane filter 0.45 μm, Cellulose Nitrate 0.2 μm and
preparations or product [5]. In the implementation of
PTFE 0.5 μm; analytical balance (Boeco BBL31); pH
this method, optimization must be done by using
meter (Hanna) and glassware.
columns that correspond to the mobile phase that can
separate the mixture. By using the mobile phase with The material used were analytical grade from
a variety of mixtures and comparisons of the mobile Merck, namely ethanol, methanol, phosphate buffer
phase mixture of water methanol it is expected that pH 7.2, sodium hydroxide, distilled water (PT
the HPLC method can produce a separation system Ikapharmindo Putramas), stearic acid, vitamin E,
with high speed and efficiency while being supported glycerin, sodium bi-borate, triethanolamine,
by advances in column technology, high pressure betamethasone valerate and neomycin sulfate
pump systems, and highly sensitive and diverse standard obtain from PPOM Jakarta.
detectors, analyze various samples qualitatively and
The preparation of cream includes the
quantitatively, both in single and mixed components
smelting process and the emulsification process.
[6].
Immiscible components with water are thawed
The analysis method for determining the together in a water bath at a temperature of 70-75°C,
mixture content of betamethasone valerate and while all aqueous solutions that are heat-resistant and
neomycin sulfate with the HPLC and components that dissolve in water were heated at the
spectrophotometric methods has never been done. To same temperature as the fat component. Then the
be able to determine the content of the mixture by the aqueous solution is slowly added to the liquid fat
application method of spectrophotometry and HPLC is mixture and stirred constantly, the temperature is
influenced by the success of simultaneous analysis maintained for 5-10 minutes to prevent crystallization
and type of solvent, absorption wavelength, from the material. Next the mixture is slowly cooled
optimization and flow rate to obtain results that meet with continuous stirring until the mixture thickens.
the validation requirements with levels that meet the After thickening, betamethasone valerate and
requirements of Indonesian Pharmacopoeia. neomycin sulfate, the active compounds were added
to be mashed little by little and slowly so that the
Betamethasone valerate is white powder,
cream did not separate until homogeneous. The
difficult to dissolve in water, rather difficult to dissolve
evaluation of cream preparations carried out was
in ethanol, and is an active semi-synthetic
organoleptic, including odor, color, texture of
pharmaceutical raw material which is glucocorticoid.
preparation, and consistency using respondents. Then
Betamethasone can be determined using
an evaluation of pH, evaluation of dispersion, and
spectrophotometry methods, betamethasone valerate
viscosity conducted to the cream.
in ethanol has a maximum wavelength of 240 nm
(A11 = 390a) [7]. Neomycin sulfate is a sulfate salt Analysis of the active compound by using
from neomycin sulfate, which has usually use as spectrophotometry method procedure started by
antimicrobial agent. Based on Indonesian making of standard spectrum. The standard of
pharmacopeia, the analysis on neomycin sulfate is betamethasone valerate was weighed 50 mg, into a
using microbial testing [5]. Another study shown that 100-ml flask, and dissolve using 70% ethanol so that
absorption ration and chemometric spectrophotometry a solution with concentration 500 µg/ml was obtained.
methods was valid for determination betamethasone This solution then diluted to obtain a concentration of
valerate and neomycin sulfate in cream [8], [9]. 11 µg/ml. While for neomycin sulfate, the standard
was weighed 100 mg into a 100 ml flask, and dissolve
Thus, the present study aimed to make a
using 70% ethanol so that a solution with
formula containing vitamin E and make a comparison
concentration 1000 µg/ml was obtained. This solution
of determine levels of betamethasone valerate and
then diluted to obtain a concentration of 170 µg/ml.
neomycin sulfate in creams using High Performance
The calibration curve was made by measuring
Liquid Chromatography and Spectrophotometry Area
absorption from various concentrations of standard by
Under Curve methods.
diluting the standard solution to a concentration of 5.5;
11.5; 15.5; 20.5 µg/ml for betamethasone valerate and
85; 170; 255; 340 µg/ml for neomycin sulfate. Then
the determination of the maximal absorption spectrum
Material and Methods of betamethasone valerate and neomycin sulfate was
carried out by making a mixture of betamethasone
valerate and neomycin sulfate standard mixtures. The
The present study was conducted at area under curve (AUC) absorption spectrum was
Research laboratory in Faculty Pharmacy Universitas carried out using the UV probe 2.42 software to obtain
Sumaera Utara, Medan, Indonesia. The tools used in the spectrum. This software operated calculation of
the area value at the maximum length of the two
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the standard addition method until it reaches the Table 3: Level of neomycin sulfate and betamethasone valerate
in cream
maximum concentration. Addition of neomycin sulfate
carried out with a ratio of 1: 5, where the measured No.
Active compounds Level of active Composition of Requirements
compounds active compounds
Neomycin sulfate uptake did not meet the Lambert- 1 Neomycin sulfate (94.81 2 58) 25 mg (90-135)%
2 Betamethasone valerate (107. 8 1.6491)% 5 mg (90-110)%
beer law (absorption is not in the range 0.2-0.6), so
that it is added until it reaches maximum
concentration. A number of samples were analyzed by Chromatogram of each raw compound with
addition of the analytes mixed, and analyzed, again. the mobile phase of methanol: water with a ratio of 90:
The difference between the two results is compared 10 for optimal results after optimization.
with the actual level.
The prepared sample was then measured at a Figure 6: The chromatogram of betamethasone valerate at
wavelength of 200-400 nm. The absorption spectrum concentration 11 μg/ml and retention time 5.3 minutes
of the samples obtained was a mixture of the
spectrum of neomycin sulfate and betamethasone
valerate to obtain the area under curve by the Chromatogram samples of cream
wavelength 244-254 nm for neomycin sulfate and preparations can be seen in Figures 6 and 7.
240-250 nm for betamethasone valerate, then the
concentration is calculated using equations.
Spectrum of AUC neomycin sulfate and
spectrum of AUC Betamethasone valerate in cream is
seen in Figure 5.
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Table 4: The betamethasone valerate and neomycin sulfate measuring and calculating the absorbance of the area
levels in cream
under the curve of 2 wavelengths around the
No Name Sample Betamethasone valerate Neomycin Sulfate maximum absorption wavelength of one component of
1 Standard 100 μg/ml 46,71983 11 μg/ml 411,6
109.46 % 91.96 % the drug, and this method is called the measurement
119.70 % 181.37 %
79.92 % 117.32 %
method in the area under curve and abbreviated by
2 Cream
83.98 % 149.41 % the name of the AUC method. This method is one of
83.70 % 148.93 %
88.12 % 130.37 % the prevailing spectrophotometric methods which
Level of active 0. 415 0.1338 mg/g 6.827 11.8105
3
compound 94.15 % 136.56 %
have no valid curve where no sharp peaks or spectra
are a parabolic or broad spectrum. This method has a
The levels of neomycin sulfate and calculation of the integrated absorbance value
betamethasone valerate in cream were 90-135% and between the two selected wavelengths λ1 and λ2.
90-110%, respectively. The relative standard deviation Single form determination of betamethasone
(RSD) for neomycin sulfate and betamethasone valerate and neomycin sulfate levels can be
valerate were 1.73% and 0.92%. Neomycin sulfate determined by ultra-violet spectrophotometry method.
and betamethasone valerate have good precision Betamethasone valerate has maximum absorption at
because both RSD values are less than 2%. The 240 nm wavelength (A11 = 390a) in ethanol while
validation parameters tested were accuracy, neomycin sulfate has the maximum absorption at 285
precision, linearity, limit of detection (LOD), and limit nm (A11 = 39b) in water [7]. In other literature state
of quantization (LOQ). Accuracy tests are expressed that determination of levels of neomycin sulfate by
in percent recovery which is determined by the ultraviolet spectrophotometric method has insignificant
standard addition method. In this study validation tests absorbance, with wavelengths of 230-360 nm [12].
were carried out with a standard addition method in
cream samples. Because the conditions for measuring multi-
component levels are using the same solvent, the
Accuracy tests were carried out by making orientation of the solvent done to find the solvent that
three concentrations of samples with a specific range can dissolved the active compounds. The orientation
of 80%, 100%, and 120% calculated from the equality was carried out by trying 2 treatments, namely
of weighing on sample concentration, each specific treatment one dissolved the two-active compound with
range consisted of three repetitions containing 70% 50% ethanol and the second treatment dissolved the
analyte and 30% standard. The spectrum absorption two-active compound with 70% ethanol. Based on the
of neomycin sulfate and betamethasone valerate for orientation results showed that 70% ethanol can
the recovery test can be seen in Figure 9. dissolve the two active substances of the drug.
Determination of the maximum absorption spectrum of
neomycin sulfate and betamethasone valerate was
made in a wavelength range of 200-400 nm. Based on
the results of the qualitative absorption spectrum, the
maximum wavelength of neomycin sulfate
Figure 9: The spectrum absorption of neomycin sulfate and
betamethasone valerate for the recovery test (concentration 170 µg/ml) was obtained at 244 nm
and for betamethasone valerate (concentration 11
µg/ml) at 240 nm.
The percent recovery was eligible for method The second absorbance point of the
validation with an average of 98%-102% for neomycin wavelength was not the wavelength point which has
sulfate was 99.44% and betamethasone valerate was maximum absorptions, but the point that was bound to
100.07%. The relative standard deviation (RSD) the curve is the wavelength point on the left and right
meets the precision requirements because each was side of the peak area. The calculation of area was by
less than 2% with 1.54% for neomycin sulfate and calculates the area bound by the curve and horizontal
0.87% for betamethasone valerate. The limit of axis. The axis is chosen by entering the wavelength
detection and limit of quantization was illustrated in range where the area must be calculated. This
table 5. wavelength range is chosen based on repeated
observations so that it gets linearity between the area
Table 5: The validation methods parameters
under the curve and concentration. The spectrum
No Active Compounds % Recovery RSD LOD LOQ mentioned was used to calculate AUC. Thus, a
1 Neomycin sulfate 99.44% 1.54% 11.2184 µg/ml 37.3 4 µg/ ml
2 Betamethasone valerate 100.07% 0.87%. 0. 481 µg/ ml 2.1 04 µg/ ml calibration curve can be constructed by plotting
concentration versus AUC.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC) is a separation system with high speed and
Discussion efficiency, because it is supported by advancements
in column technology, high pressure pump systems
and very sensitive and diverse detectors so as to be
Area under curve spectrophotometry is a able to analyze various samples qualitatively and
method that performs the determination of levels by
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