Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating LC Method for Determination of Ebastine in Tablet and Syrup

A simple stability-indicating reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method with diode-array detection was developed and validated for the quantitative determination of ebastine in tablets and syrup. The LC method was carried out on a C18 column with acetonitrile:phosphoric acid 0.1% pH 3.0 (55:45, v/v) as mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1.2 mL min−1. Ultraviolet detection of ebastine was at 254 nm. A linear response (r = 0.9999) was observed in the range of 10–80 μg mL−1. The RSD values for intra- and inter-day precision studies showed good results (RSD < 2%) and accuracy was greater than 98%. Validation parameters such as specificity and robustness were also determined. The method was found to be stability-indicating and can be applied to quantitative determination of ebastine in tablets and syrup.