Comparative Physicochemical Evaluation of Selective Brands of Diclofenac Potassium Tablets Available in Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of present effort was to conduct physiochemical evaluation of miscellaneous commercially available diclofenac potassium 75 mg tablets in the local market of Sindh, Pakistan. Further comparison was made among their different parameters. In study seven brands tagged as RB1 to RB7 were evaluated for diameter, thickness, disintegration time, and assay content and dissolution profile. Obtained results of all brands conformed to the official standard specification for disintegration test, Assay Content. The attained release rate profile during dissolution study revealed that all brands achieved more than 80% in sixty minutes. The spectrophotometric analysis for assay content of all brands was within 90%-110% which in good agreement with specified in the Unites States Pharmacopoeia. In the current study all the assessed products could be regarded as being chemically similar, while no product is found as a false product, these all brands can be used alternatively. The used spectrophotometric evaluation is very simple, reasonable, and easy to adopt for analysis and could be used in routine analysis of diclofenac potassium tablets, particularly in the unavailability of advanced equipment’s just like HPLC, LCMS & GC etc. which is not easily available and accusable in many institutions.