Research Article

Determination of Fluoroquinolones in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Extractive Spectrophotometric Methods Using Ion-Pair Complex Formation with Bromothymol Blue

Table 8

Amount of some fluoroquinolone antibiotics determined by the proposed method and HPLC-MS.

SampleAmount (mg/tablet)Difference (%)
Proposed methodHPLC -MS

Ciprofloxacin-Hasancip table494.45 ± 11.63446.93 ± 15.8410.63
Ofloxacin mekopharm199.16 ± 0.85202.00 ± 2.72−1.41
Levofloxacin DHG505.05 ± 17.33480.55 ± 54.165.10
Levofloxacin Stada497.65 ± 9.24486.04 ± 9.242.39