Research Article

A Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Evaluation of Two Brands of Enalapril 20 mg Tablets in Healthy Human Volunteers

Table 4

Stability of enalapril under different storage conditions ().

Storage ConditionQC Measured QC at Mean ± SDAccuracy Stability
(ng/ml)0.0 h (ng/ml)(ng/ml)(%)(%)

Autosampler stability 24 h at 4°C393.0395.83
100100.0498.34
160105.0995.40

Freeze and thaw stability at −20°C (3 cycles)3102.2296.45
100107.9698.54
16017.110 ± 4.011

Room temperature stability for 10 h397.3899.57
100101.32101.64
160100.36103.66

Accelerated stability at  −30.0°C for 30 days394.6997.81
10099.5396.59
160101.5585.10