Parameter Bimatoprost Manufacturer’s HPLC Method Timolol maleate Official HPLC Method
Mean 100.84 100.04 99.67 100.19
SD 0.644 0.776 0.912 1.074
RSD% 0.639 0.776 0.915 1.072
n 7 5 7 5
Variance 0.41 0.60 0.83 1.15
Student’s test (2.22) 0.11   0.69  
F Value (5.43) 1.46   1.39  
HPLC method using C18 column, mobile phase water: acetonitrile: methanol (72:18:10, by volume), flow rate 1.5 ml/min and detection was at λ210 nm. BIM
Table 4: Statistical comparison between the proposed HPLC, manufacturer’s and official methods for determination of bimatoprost and timolol maleate in drug substance.