Abstract
A reversed‐phase liquid chromatographic (RP‐LC) assay method, developed for the quantitative determination of atenolol in the presence of its degradation products is described. The assay involved an isocratic elution of atenolol in a Waters µBondapak® C18 column using a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile‐sodium phosphate monobasic (0.08 M, pH 3.0) (10:90, v/v). The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the analyte monitored at 284 nm. The assay method was found to be linear from 0.4 to 12.8 µg injected. All the validation parameters were within the acceptance range. The developed method was successfully applied to estimate the amount of atenolol in tablets.