Determinação simultânea de sulfametoxazol e trimetoprima em formulações farmacêuticas por ATR-FTIR e DRIFTS empregando calibração multivariada

Abstract

A partial least-squares calibration (PLS) procedure in combination with infrared spectroscopy has been developed for simultaneous determination of sulphamethoxazole (SMZ) and trimethoprim (TMP) in raw material powder mixtures used in commercial pharmaceutical products. Multivariate calibration modeling procedures, interval partial least squares (iPLS) and synergy partial least squares (siPLS), were applied to select a spectral range that provided the lowest prediction error in comparison to the full-spectrum model. The experimental matrix was constructed using 49 synthetic samples and 15 commercial samples. The considered concentration ranges were 400 to 900 mg g-1 SMZ and 80 to 240 mg g-1 TMP. Spectral data were recorded between 650 and 4000 cm-1 with a 2 cm-1 resolution by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with attenuated total reflectance (ATR-FTIR) and 600 and 4000 cm-1 with a 4 cm-1 resolution by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). The proposed procedures were compared with conventional procedure by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) of 13.18 mg g-1 for SMZ and 6.03 mg g-1 for TMP was obtained after selection of better intervals by siPLS for ATR-FTIR and 13.03 mg g-1 for SMZ and 4.88 mg g-1 for TMP after selection of better intervals by siPLS for DRIFTS. Results showed that PLS regression model (associated with iPLS and siPLS regression models) combined to ATR-FTIR or DRIFTS are relatively simple, rapid and accurate procedures. These procedures could be applied to the simultaneous determination of SMZ and TMP in routine quality control of powder mixtures.