A stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed and validated for the determination of Letrozole in tablet dosage forms. Reversed-phase chromatography was performed on Shimadzu Model LC-Class-Vp with Lichrocart/Lichrosphere 100 C-18 (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm particle size) column with methanol: tetra butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate (80:20V/V) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1 mL/min with UV detection at 240 nm. Linearity was observed in the concentration range of 0.5–150 μg/mL (R2=0.9998) with regression equation y=102582x+43185. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) and limit of detection (LOD) were found to be 0.043 and 0.012 μg/mL respectively. The forced degradation studies were performed by using HCl, NaOH, H2O2, thermal and UV radiation. Letrozole is more sensitive towards alkaline conditions and very much resistant towards acidic, oxidative and photolytic degradations. The method was validated as per ICH guidelines. The RSD for intra-day (0.78–0.97) and inter-day (0.86–0.96) precision were found to be lesser than 1%. The percentage recovery was in good agreement with the labeled amount in the pharmaceutical formulations and the method is simple, specific, precise and accurate for the determination of Letrozole in pharmaceutical formulations.

Febuxostat is a selective inhibitor of xanthine oxidase that is used for the treatment of hyperuricaemia in patients with gout. An isocratic liquid chromatographic method was developed and validated for the determination of febuxostat. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a C18 column using sodium acetate buffer (pH 4.0)-acetonitrile (40:60, v/v), with a flow rate 1.2 mL/min (ultraviolet detection at 254 nm). Linearity was observed in the concentration range of 0.1-200 µg/mL (R(2) = 0.9999) with a linear regression equation of y = 21148x - 2025.1. The limit of quantification was found to be 0.0783 µg/mL and the limit of detection was found to be 0.0257 µg/mL. Febuxostat was subjected to stress conditions of degradation in aqueous solutions, including acidic, alkaline, oxidation, photolysis and thermal degradation. The forced degradation studies were performed by using sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide and thermal and ultraviolet radiation. Febuxostat is more sensitive toward acidic conditions than oxidation and very resistant toward alkaline, thermal and photolytic degradations. The method was validated as per the guidelines of the International Conference on Harmonization. The intra-day and inter-day precision (relative standard deviation) was found to be 0.29-0.41 and 0.63-0.76, respectively. The method is simple, specific, precise, robust and accurate for the determination of febuxostat in pharmaceutical dosage forms (tablets).