IngentaConnect Determination of Sildenafil, Tadalafil, and Vardenafil in Tablets...

Author: Abdel‐Hamid, M.¹

Source: Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, Volume 29, Number 4, Number 4/2006 , pp. 591-603(13)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

Abstract:

An electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS-MS) method was developed for the analysis of selected phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors, namely, sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil in pharmaceutical preparations and adulterated herbal products. The method permits a fast ( 100, 390>268, 489>169, respectively. The concentration of each compound was determined from the calibration curve constructed by the internal standard calibration using phenylalanine (m/z 166>103) as an internal standard. Validation data showed that the developed tandem mass procedure was linear (r: 0.99), accurate (%DEVs±10%), and reproducible (RSD%. -1 . Recovery studies of pre-analyzed tablets spiked with known amounts of PDE-5 inhibitors showed average percents of 100.4 (sildenafil), 101.5 (tadalafil), and 101.0 (vardenafil). Application of a tandem mass procedure to the analysis of three marketed herbal products with sexual enhancement properties, revealed the presence of undeclared sildenafil or tadalafil compounds at concentrations 43.5 and 33.9 mg of sildenafil and 7.7 mg of tadalafil. The derived data suggested that the developed tandem mass spectrometric method can be adopted for routine analysis of either dosage forms or herbal products adulterated with of PDE-5 inhibitors.

Keywords: ESI‐MS‐MS; PDE‐5 inhibitors; Sildenafil; Tadalafil; Vardenafil; Dosage forms; Herbal products

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/10826070500479393

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait

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Determination of Sildenafil, Tadalafil, and Vardenafil in Tablets and Adulterated Herbal Products by ESI‐MS‐MS