Four impurities in piperaquine phosphate bulk drug substance were detected by a newly developed gradient reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method. These impurities were identified by LC/MS/MS. The structures of impurities were confirmed by spectroscopic studies (NMR and IR) conducted using synthesized authentic compounds. The synthesized reference samples of the impurity compounds were used for the quantitative HPLC determination. The system suitability of HPLC analysis established the validity of the separation. The method was validated according to ICH guidelines with respect to specificity, precision, accuracy and linearity. Forced degradation studies were also performed for piperaquine phosphate bulk drug samples to demonstrate the stability indicating power of the newly developed HPLC method.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2006.07.005DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

piperaquine phosphate
12
impurities piperaquine
8
phosphate bulk
8
bulk drug
8
newly developed
8
hplc method
8
hplc
5
characterization quantitative
4
quantitative determination
4
impurities
4

Similar Publications

Background: In moderate-to-high malaria transmission regions, the World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) alongside insecticide-treated bed nets to reduce the adverse consequences of pregnancy-associated malaria. Due to high-grade Plasmodium falciparum resistance to SP, novel treatment regimens need to be evaluated for IPTp, but these increase pill burden and treatment days. The present qualitative study assessed the acceptability of IPTp-SP plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) in Papua New Guinea, where IPTp-SP was implemented in 2009.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: The treatment and control of malaria in Africa is challenged by drug resistance, including transporter, folate pathway, and PfK13 mutations that mediate resistance to aminoquinolines, antifolates, and artemisinins, respectively. Characterization of drug susceptibility informs optimal control strategies.

Methods: We characterized ex vivo susceptibilities to nine drugs of isolates collected from individuals presenting with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in eastern (2019-2024) and northern (2021-2024) Uganda using a growth inhibition assay and the dihydroartemisinin (DHA) ring survival assay (RSA).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: In Africa, the scale-up of malaria-control interventions has reduced malaria burden, but progress towards elimination has stalled. Mass drug administration (MDA) is promising as a transmission-reducing strategy, but evidence from low-to-moderate transmission settings is needed. We aimed to assess the safety, coverage, and effect of three cycles of MDA with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine plus single, low-dose primaquine on Plasmodium falciparum incidence and prevalence in southeast Senegal.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Low prevalence of copy number variation in pfmdr1 and pfpm2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from southern Angola.

Malar J

January 2025

Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health, LA-REAL, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, UNL, Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008, Lisbon, Portugal.

Background: Malaria is the parasitic disease with the highest global morbidity and mortality. According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), there were around 249 million cases in 2022, with 3.4% occurring in Angola.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • A 52-year-old man was admitted to the ICU in septic shock from severe malaria after traveling to Ghana, with a high parasitaemia index of 50%.
  • He was treated with intravenous artesunate and dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine, leading to rapid clinical improvement and a 0% parasitaemia level within 72 hours, but developed severe anaemia with hemoglobin dropping to 5.6 g/dL.
  • The anaemia was diagnosed as post-artesunate haemolytic anaemia (PDAH) due to high parasitaemia and treatment, treated with oral steroids, highlighting the need for awareness of PDAH in severe malaria cases for effective recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!