A simple, sensitive, and rapid reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for determination of famotidine (FMT) and its impurities in pharmaceutical formulations. Separations were performed on a Supelcosil LC18 column with an isocratic mobile phase—13:87 (
v/
v) acetonitrile–0.1 M dihydrogen phosphate buffer containing 0.2% triethylamine (pH 3.0). The mobile phase flow rate was 1 mL min
–1 and the detection wavelength was 265 nm. Response was linearly dependent on concentration between 1 and 80

g mL
–1 (regression coefficient,
R2, from 0.9981 to 0.9999).
RSD from determination of method repeatability (intraday) and reproducibility (interday) were <2% (
n=6). Lowest detectable concentrations ranged from 0.08 to 0.14

g mL
–1. The proposed liquid chromatographic method can be satisfactorily used for routine quality control of famotidine in pharmaceutical formulations.
Keywords Column liquid chromatography - Famotidine and related impurities - Pharmaceutical formulations