HPLC assay of lidocaine in in vitro dissolution test of the Poloxamer 407 gels

Abstract

A simple high performance liquid chromatography method to assay lidocaine hydrochloride in aqueous receiving media, following in vitro release, is presented. Lidocaine hydrochloride was analysed using a 5 mm LichroCART® RP-18 column (125 x 4 mm i.d.). The mobile phase was acetonitrile: 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6.0 (35:65) and 0.05% of diethylamine at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The retention time was 7.9 min. Detection was carried out at 210 nm at room temperature (28 ºC). The method was found to be linear in the range 1.25 to 25 mg/mL, showing average intraassay and inter-assay coefficients of variation below 3.5%. The proposed method was validated for linearity, specificity, precision and accuracy and was shown to be useful for the analysis of lidocaine hydrochloride in in vitro release studies.