Research Article

Green Analytical Methods for the Separation of Seven Antihistamines: Application in Separation of Azelastine and Related Impurities in Nasal Solution

Table 3

Eco-scale scores for proposed methods for analysis of FEX, EB, LOR, DESL, AZE, KET, and OLO (adopted from [18, 19]).

FactorPenalty points

Reagents (HCl)8

Acetonitrile4

Instruments (HPLC)1

Occupational hazards3

Waste8

Total penalty points24

Analytical Eco-Scale total score76