On basis of colour reaction of artersunate with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in alkaline medium and then with ferric chloride solution in acidic medium, a method for assay of artersunate in tablets is proposed. The results of the determination are validated and they show that the method is precise, accurate, linear in studied range and relatively specific. While there is no more specific method, this method may be applied in determination of artersunate in tablets in place of current methods.
Artersunate ; spectrophotometry ; tablets