Tricyclic Antidepressant: HPLC Anslysis of Doxepin in 'Aponal 100' Tablets
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ONIGBINDE ADEBAYO
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Abstract
Doxepin is tricyclic antidepressant derivative of phenylamine. Tricyclic antidepressant have a symparthicolyic , which occur few days after treatment. The desired antidepressant effect occur 2 t0 3 weeks. Figure 1 shows overlaid chromatogram of doxepin standard and the extracts from Aponal 100 tablets. The autosampler was set at 4 degree centigrade to avoid decomposition of the samples. The analysis was done on an Eclipse XDB-C18 column, and extra densely packed C-18 column made with special Zorbax silica support designed to reduce or eliminate strong adsorption basic or acid compounds