D-C Polarographic Determination of Ampicillin in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

Abstract
The polarographic behaviour of the degradation product of ampicillin formed by alkaline hydrolysis is studied at different pH values. In strong alkaline solution (pH = 12) it gives two reduction waves with half-wave potentials −0.62 and −1.35 V vs. SCE. The first wave (at −0.62 V) is used for analytical purposes. A new and sensitive method is described for analytical determination of ampicillin in its pharmaceutical formulation and human urine.