Table 5: Stability-indicating HPLC and HPTLC methods for determination of thiocolchicoside.

Sr.No. Name of Drug Sample matrix Mobile phase Detection (λ max) nm Linearity Rt/Rf Comments Ref.
1 THC Capsule Acetonitrile: Water (70:30) 286 THC- 0-10μg/mL 3.35 min. Simple [72]
2 THC Capsule Acetonitrile: Phosphate Buffer pH 3.5, (70:30 % v/v) 260 80-120 % of THC label claim 2.24 min. All parameters of forced degradation are not explored [73]
3 THC Capsule Methanol:Water (70 : 30 v/v) 377 100–600 ng per band. 0.60 ± 0.02 Simple and economical [74]
4 THC+ETD Tablet Acetonitrile: Potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer pH 6.8 (70:30% v/v) 260 THC-4.012 - 12.03 μg/mL
ETD-249.09 -747.29μg/mL
THC-3.05min
ETD-2.10min.
Degradation not in detail [75]
5 THC+ACE Tablet Potassium phosphate monohydrate
buffer (pH-5.0): Acetonitrile: Methanol in (40:20:40 % v/v)
263 THC -7.5 to 25μg/mL
ACE-100-300µg/mL
THC-2.8 min
ACE-4.2 min
Not completely explored [76]
6 THC+DCF Tablet Solvent A (5 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, pH 2.5) and Solvent
B (Methanol)
258 THC-40.48–121.43 µg/mL
DCF 24.91–74 µg/mL
THC-5.8 min.
DCF-11.0 min.
Good resolution [77]
7 THC+DCF Tablet Methanol: Acetonitrile : Phosphate buffer (40:20:40 v/v at pH 5.0) 263 THC-7.5-25 µg/mL
DCF-100-300µg/mL
THC-2.8 min ACE-4.2 min Separation not suitable in case of impurities [78]
8 THC+ACE Tablet Methanol: Acetonitrile: THF: Acetate buffer (56:4:10:30 v/v) pH adjusted to 6.5 with Acetic acid 312 THC-0.4- 24 µg/mL
ACE-10 -600 µg/ML
THC-4.7 min.
ACE-6.3min.
Complex mobile phase [79]
9 THC+ACE Tablet (A) 10 mM Ammonium acetate pH 5.00 buffer and (B) Acetonitrile: Water (70:30 v/v) 265 ACF-80-280 µg/mL
THC- 6.4–22.4 µg/mL
THC-13.29min ACF-2.20 min Higher Rt [80]
10 THC+ACE Tablet 5% ammonium acetate buffer and methanol (40:60 v/v) pH 5 with OPA 276 THC-4.8 -7.2 µg/mL
ACE-63.8 -96 µg/mL
THC-0.697 min. ACE-1.125 min. Very low Rt [81]
11 THC+
KET
Tablet Methanol: Toluene: Benzene
(2.5:3.5:4 v/v)
260 125-750 ng/band THC
1000-6000 ng/band KET
THC 0.35 and
KET 0.65 min.
Well resolved components [82]
12 THC+PCM+ DCF Capsule Acetonitrile: Phosphate buffer adjusted pH 3 with OPA 228 100- 500 μg/mL PCM, THC and DCF PCM -5.3;THC-9.61;DCF- 21.47 Economical but not suitable as stability indicating [83]