As IC is a liquid chromatographic method, guidelines for the
validation of IC applications in the pharmaceutical industry are
readily available (6–8) and most of the applications cited in this
manuscript contain some degree of assay validation information.
Comprehensive validation information, specifically with respect
to the common validation parameters (e.g., accuracy, linearity,
precision, specificity, sensitivity, and ruggedness), is summarized
in Table VI for the various pharmaceutical applications of
IC. Consistent with the nature of the application (trace analysis
versus content/potency), the operating characteristics are similar
to those that are routinely obtainable in more classical applications
of liquid chromatography (e.g., HPLC).