HPLC   TLC-UV Densitometry
Parameter A G Reference values Parameter A G
retention time tR 16.3 ± 0.1 10.3 ± 0.1   Rf 0.14 0.66
Resolution Rs 9.86 2.63 Rs≥2   Resolution Rs   7.7 (calculated between A and G) 2.27
(calculated between G and AD)
Tailing Factor 1.11 1.2 T≤2   Capacity Factor (K') 3.5 22.75
Asymmetry Factor 1.33 0.98     Selectivity α   6.50
Capacity Factor (K') 6.13 3.52 1<K'<10   Tailing Factor 1.25 1
Selectivity α 1.33 1.74 α>1        
Column Efficiency N 2988.4 4261 N>2000        
HETP (Height Equivalent to theoretical plate) 0.084 0.059          
Table 1: System suitability parameters for Ambroxol HCl and Guaifenesin by the proposed HPLC and TLC-spectrodensitometric method.