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Feasibility of wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometryfor the determination of metal impurities in pharmaceutical productsand dietary supplements in view of regulatory guidelines

dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Isabel Margarida
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorBrito, José
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-29T10:27:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-29T10:27:21Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry for the measurement of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ir, Mn, Mo, Ni, Os, Pb, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ru and V impurities in pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements, in view of the requirements by EMA and USP for the measurement of elemental impurities in drug products and according to the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH guidelines). For that purpose, a 4 kW WDXRF spectrometer (S4 Pioneer, Bruker AXS) was used after system calibration. The linearity of the method was demonstrated by correlation coefficients in excess of 0.9 and by appropriate test of lack of fit, except for Cd, Hg, Pd, V and As, which were excluded from analysis. The calculated limits of detection and quantification were in the ranges 0.6-5.4 μg/g and 1.7-16.4 μg/g meeting defined acceptance criteria, except for Pb. The accuracy of the method, determined by the percent recovery (R) of known amounts of each element added to a selected drug, at 3 different concentration levels, was in the acceptance range 70-150% except for Os and Pt, in which case R was marginally outside that range. The repeatability of the method, assessed as the % residual standard deviation (%RSD) of 3 replicate measurements at 3 concentration levels, produced %RSD values lower than 20%, as required. These results show that the WDXRF method complies with the validation requirements defined by the European Pharmacopeia for Cu, Cr, Ir, Mn, Mo, Ni, Os, and Pt, and by the United States Pharmacopeia for Ir, Ni, Os and Pt. Therefore, it may be an alternative to the compendial analytical procedures recommended for such elements. The novelty of the present work is the application of WDXRF to final medicines and not only to active pharmaceutical ingredients and/or excipients.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support provided by Egas Moniz—Cooperativa de Ensino Superior and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazarpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJ Pharm Biomed Anal. 2016 Apr 15;122:52-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.01.028.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jpba.2016.01.028pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0731-7085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/18413
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2016.01.028pt_PT
dc.subjectMetal impuritiespt_PT
dc.subjectX-ray Fluorescencept_PT
dc.subjectValidationpt_PT
dc.subjectPharmaceutical productspt_PT
dc.subjectDietary supplementspt_PT
dc.titleFeasibility of wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometryfor the determination of metal impurities in pharmaceutical productsand dietary supplements in view of regulatory guidelinespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage58pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage52pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysispt_PT
oaire.citation.volume122pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctPolítica de copyright do editorpt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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