Title:Analytical Methods for the Determination of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs -
An Update
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Author(s): Vasanti Suvarna*Adishri Raut
Affiliation:
- Department of Quality Assurance, SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle
(West), Mumbai 400056, Maharashtra, India
Keywords:
Atypical antipsychotics, liquid chromatography, hyphenated techniques, schizophrenia, analytical method, bipolar disorder.
Abstract: Atypical antipsychotics have gained incredible attention over the last decade and are widely
prescribed for short-term and chronic treatment of various psychopathological diseases, including schizophrenia,
mania, delirium, bipolar disorder, depression, autism spectrum disorder, and affective disorders.
Due to their better clinical profile and therapeutic benefits, atypical antipsychotics have become a better
choice for psychopathological treatment and management. However, their usage is associated with peripheral
side effects and metabolic diseases impacting the quality of life of patients. In the sight of these
circumstances, strategic development of analytical methods to isolate atypical antipsychotics from a variety
of formulations and biological samples and identify and quantify them with great sensitivity and
accuracy is of great importance in clinical and forensic settings. In the present review, we have summarized
and discussed various analytical methods reported in the literature over the last decade in various
formulations and biological samples, highlighting analytical trends to the analysts in the field of atypical
antipsychotics.