Table 1: Spectrophotometric methods used for determination of thiocolchicoside alone and in combined dosage form.

Sr. No. Name of drug Sample matrix Method Detection
(λ max) nm
Linearity range Comments Ref.
1 THC Capsule A Zero order 259.0 nm THC- 2.5 – 50 µg/mL Simple and accurate [13]
B First order 252.0 nm
C Second order 260.0 nm
D AUC 254.0 -264.0 nm
2 THC Capsule A Zero order 259.8 nm Simple and economical [14]
B AUC 269.8-259.8 nm
3 THC Capsule Zero order 257.0 nm THC-2-38 mg/mL Simple [15]
4 THC+DCF Capsule A Q-value/Analysis 264 nm and 259 nm THC- 2-40 µg/mL
DCF- 1-50 µg/mL
Economic [16]
B Simultaneous equation
5 THC+DCF Tablets A Absorption correction 264.99 nm and 373.84 nm DCF-25-75 µg/mL
THC-4-12 µg/mL
Higher linearity range [17]
B Area Under Curve (AUC) DCF 252.56-260.59 nm and
THC 278.51-285.53 nm
6 THC+DCF Tablets A Ratio Derivative 268.78 and 355.62 nm 12.5-75 μg/m1 Different linearity and complex [18]
B Dual Wavelength 252.47nm and 260.74 nm 25-75 μg/mL
7 THC+DCF Capsule Simultaneous equation 259 nm and 277nm THC 4 - 24 µg/mL
& DCF 10 - 60 µg/mL
Simple and economical [19]
8 THC+DCF Capsule Multicomponent mode 254,259,265,271,286 THC-20-100µg/mL and
DCF-20-100 µg/mL
Economical [20]
9 THC+DCF Capsule A Absorbance correction method 276.6 nm and 372.8 nm DCF-5‐30 μg/mL
and THC-10‐60μg/mL
Sensitive [21]
B First order derivative 278.6 nm and 243.2 nm
C Dual wavelength 244nm and 269 nm
10 THC+DCF Capsule A Simultaneous Equation method 260.0 nm THC and 276.5 nm DCF THC-1-10 µg/mL and DCF-6.25-62.5 µg/mL Easy and economical [22]
B Absorbance Correction method 276.5 nm DCF, 373.0 nm is isoabsorptive point of THC
11 THC+ DCF Capsule A absorption correction method THC-397.80 nm and DCF- 271.0 nm THC-5-35 µg/mL
and 10-70 µg/mL
Accurate [23]
12 THC+
ACE
Tablet A AUC 264.5-254.5 nm for THC and
279.0-269.0 nm for ACE
THC and DCF- 4-36 µg/mL Precise and selective [24]
13 THC+
ETD
Tablet Absorbance Ratio Method 260 nm and 232nm ETD-15-100µg/mL and
THC-2-20µg/mL
Selective [25]
14 THC+ DXKET Tablet Absorbance correction 370 nm and 255 nm THC 4-40µg/mL and DKET 5-50µg/mL Accurate and sensitive [26]
First order derivative 232 nm and 242 nm
15 THC+ KET Tablet First order derivative THC 233.0 nm and
KET 243.0 nm
THC- 3-15 µg/mL and
KET-12-60 µg/mL
Simple and selective [27]
Absorbance correction THC 372.0 nm,
KET 260.0 nm.
THC-1-5µg/mL and KET-
10-50 µg/mL
16 PCM+
THC+
ACE
Tablet Multicomponent mode PCM-256 nm,
THC 258 nm,
ACE 270 nm.
PCM- 1-25 µg/mL, THC-
2.5-25 µg/mL and ACE-
1-25 µg/mL
Economical [28]
17 PCM+
THC+
ACE
Tablet Multicomponent mode PCM 249 nm,
THC 258 nm,
ACE 276 nm.
PCM -5-25 µg/mL
THC-1-5 µg/mL and ACE-
1-5 µg/mL
Economical [29]
18 THC Injection Spectrofluorimetry 289 nm and 366 nm. THC-1-10µg/mL Specific [30]