Emerging quality-by-design optimized HPLC method for the concurrent determination of cefixime and ornidazole: a multi-criteria green and blue environmental footprinting
摘要
Design of experiments has emerged as an influential and proactive approach that demonstrated favored applicability in optimizing chromatographic procedures. Quality-by-design guarantees the long-standing efficiency of the developed HPLC method reducing the need for costly and resource-intensive univariate approach. A low environmental footprint, sensitive, fast, and simple HPLC method was developed for concurrent estimation of cefixime (CFX) and ornidazole (ORN) in their raw materials, laboratory-prepared tablets, and pharmaceutical formulations using 23 full factorial design. The separation was performed on a cyano column through UV detection at 300 nm in less than 4 min. The elution was achieved using a mobile phase (pH = 6.0) composed of methanol and 0.3% triethylamine in ratio of (85%: 15%, v/v), respectively with a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The method’s validity was established with ICH