Dhiraj Sud . Author
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Chemistry
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Longowal 148106, India
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Longowal 148106, India
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Author(s): Sonali Garg, Pratima Sharma, Dhiraj Sud .
Metformin hydrochloride, anti-hyperglycemic drug, is one of the most widely used medications for treatment of diabetes worldwide. However, the recent reports confirmed the presence of metformin in waste water treatment plants and aqueous bodies and the drug is listed as pharmaceutical pollutant. The present study reports the development of simple, rapid and selective spectrophotometric method for the detection and determination of metformin in pure and tablet dosage form aqueous medium.The method is devised on the basis of complexation of metformin with Cu2+ ions in basic medium and recording the absorbance at 647.5 nm. The various parameters such as concentrations of Cu2+ ions, ammonia and metformin affecting the complexation process and corresponding to region of highest sensitivity w... view moreĀ»