Rapid analysis and separation of fifteen beta-lactam drugs Using Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Beta-lactam medications are among the commonly used antibiotics. These drugs kill germs by disrupting cell wall formation. This drug treats bacterial infections in numerous body sections. A new, quick, high-performance liquid chromatography approach has been developed and verified by the FDA and EMA for the simultaneous estimation of drugs in their medicinal and pure forms. This study deals with the determination of beta-lactam drugs (Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin, Cefotaxime, Cefoxitin, Cefamandole, Cephalothin, Piperacillin, Penicillin, Oxacillin, Cloxacillin, Nafcillin, Carbenicillin, Mezlocillin, Dicloxacillin) by a Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) technique based on an UV detector using a column NEUCLEODUR C-18 (4.0 mm × 100 mm, 5µm particle size), The heat of the chromatographic column was 30oC, and the mobile phase of acetonitrile and KH2PO4 using a progression elution with a total separation time of 19.54 minutes, The buffer solution was pH 4.5, and the wavelength was 220 nm. The concentration range was from 0.2 to 20 µg mL-1, with coefficients of determination (R2) of 0.9994. Recoveries ranged from 90.86% to 100.4%. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) were 0.0069 to 0.0639 µg mL-1 and 0.0211 to 0.1997 µg mL-1, respectively. In this study, the chromatographic method was used to simultaneously identify drugs in medicinal dosage forms obtained from pharmacies.