Liquid chromatographic determination of diclazuril in permix and supplemented feed: interlaboratory study

Diclazuril, Janssen Research Compound R 64433 (Clinacox), is analyzed by liquid chromatography (LC). Compound R 062646, with a structure analogous to that of diclazuril, is used as internal standard. The drug is extracted from feed with acidified methanol. Diclazuril is then isolated by solid-phase extraction (SPE) with a cartridge containing a C 18 phase. The eluate is evaporated, and the residue is redissolved in dimethylformamide. An aliquot is injected onto a reversed-phase ODS LC column, and the drug quantitated at 280 nm with a UV detector. Peak areas are obtained at the retention times corresponding to the internal standard and diclazuril