Validated spectrofluorometric method for determination of gemfibrozil in self nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS)

A spectrofluorometric method has been developed and validated for the determination of gemfibrozil. The method is based on the excitation and emission capacities of gemfibrozil with excitation and emission wavelengths of 276 and 304 nm respectively. This method allows de determination of the drug in a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) for improve its intestinal absorption. Results obtained showed linear relationships with good correlation coefficients (r(2)>0.999) and low limits of detection and quantification (LOD of 0.075 μg mL(-1) and LOQ of 0.226 μg mL(-1)) in the range of 0.2-5 μg mL(-1), equally this method showed a good robustness and stability. Thus the amounts of gemfibrozil released from SNEDDS contained in gastro resistant hard gelatine capsules were analysed, and release studies could be performed satisfactorily.

Estabelecimento de condições para ensaio de dissolução de cápsulas de cinarizina empregando planejamento fatorial

This work describes the establishment of dissolution test conditions for 75 mg cinnarizine capsules using a multivariate approach. A 2³ full factorial design was carried out to achieve the best conditions and HCl 0.1 mol L-1 as dissolution medium, basket as apparatus at 100 rpm and collect time at 30 min were considered adequate. The quantification was carried out by spectrophotometry at 251 nm. Both dissolution procedure and analytical method were validated and all parameters were within the acceptable limits. Since there is no official monograph for this pharmaceutical product, this dissolution test could be applied for quality control routine.

Modelos de ponto crítico para estimar danos causados pela ferrugem da folha da aveia branca

Em experimentos conduzidos no campo, nas safras agrícolas de 1995 e 1996, gerou-se o gradiente da intensidade da ferrugem da folha da aveia branca, cultivar UPF 13, pela aplicação nos órgãos aéreos de doses crescentes do fungicida triadimenol. As equações das funções de dano foram obtidas pela correlação entre o rendimento de grãos e a incidência da doença em diferentes estádios fenológicos da cultura. Na safra de 1995 as equações obtidas foram R= 2.103,5 - 17,983I e R= 2.404,6 - 12,832I, respectivamente para alongamento e emborrachamento, e em 1996, R= 3.889,2 - 27,871I e R= 5.366,4 - 20,999I, respectivamente para emborrachamento e floração (R= rendimento de grãos e I= incidência foliar). Estas equações, contendo o coeficiente de dano, permitem calcular o limiar de dano econômico (LDE) tomado como critério indicador do momento para o início do controle químico da ferrugem da folha da aveia. As reduções no rendimento de grãos, no peso do hectolitro e no peso de mil sementes, atingiram, respectivamente 57,13%, 16,64% e 21,49% na safra 1995 e 19,79%, 13,39% e 16,33%, na safra 1996.