Determination of fluoride in fluoride tablets and solutions by ion-selective electrode: collaborative study.

A proposed method using the fluoride (F) ion-selective electrode has been developed for determining the fluoride ion concentration in tablets and solutions containing sodium fluoride. The method has been subjected to collaborative study. Eight samples consisting of 2 authentic fluoride solutions, 2 commercial fluoride solutions, and 4 commercial fluoride tablets were sent to each of 11 collaborators together with a copy of the method. Single assays on the authentic fluoride solutions known to contain 1 mg F/5 mL were performed with average recoveries of 99.5 and 99.6% and relative coefficients of variation (CV) of 2.11 and 1.91%, respectively. Single assays of 2 commercial fluoride solutions declared at 1 mg F/5 mL gave mean values of 0.994 and 0.990 mg and relative CV values of 1.88 and 2.36%, respectively. Single assays of 2 commercial fluoride tablet preparations declared at 0.5 mg F gave mean values of 0.485 and 0.478 mg and relative CV values of 3.12 and 3.71%, respectively. Single assays of 2 commercial fluoride tablet preparations declared at 1 mg F gave mean values of 0.991 and 0.981 mg and relative CV values of 2.99 and 2.85%, respectively. The method has been adopted official first action.