“…A literature review showed that there were numerous publications on the determination of HCA separately and along with other APIs in cream formulations including pharmacopeial (BP, 2019; USP, 2018), non‐pharmacopeial and various spectrophotometric and thin‐layer chromatography (TLC) methods (Abbas et al, 2017; Adi‐Dako et al, 2017; Dołowy, Kulpińska‐Kucia, & Pyka, 2014; Dołowy, Maryszczak, & Pyka, 2014; Elkady et al, 2017; Harika & Kumar, 2013; Marcio, Elisabete, Rita, & Sheila, 2017; Varaganti, Chengalva, & Gundala, 2019; Widiretani, Luailia, & Indrayanto, 2013). A number of reports have also been published for the determination of FA along with other preservative excipients, APIs and related impurities using other spectrophotometric methods (BP, 2019; Goswami, Gupta, & Jogia, 2013; Lotfy, Salem, Abdelkawy, & Samir, 2015; Sudhakar, Sharma, & Shrivastava, 2015).…”