Research Article

Sensitive and Selective Spectrophotometric Determination of Gabapentin in Capsules Using Two Nitrophenols as Chromogenic Agents

Table 5

Method robustness and ruggedness.

MethodGBP Taken μg mL−1Robustness (%RSD)Ruggedness (%RSD)
Reagent volumeReaction timeInteranalysts ( )Interinstruments ( )

5.001.480.760.582.58
Method A7.501.260.850.631.74
10.000.851.080.872.64

8.000.681.180.753.03
Method B12.001.121.261.092.86
16.001.381.561.273.25

*In method A, the volume of PA was 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 mL, and the reaction time was 8, 10, and 12 min. In method B, the volume of 2,4-DNP added was 0.65, 0.75, and 0.85 mL, and the reaction time was 8, 10, and 12 min.