The following CDs were used as chiral additives: native neutral CDs (β-CD, γ-CD), derivatized neutral CDs (hydroxypropyl-β-CD – HP-β-CD, randomly methylated β-CD – RAMEB, heptakis (2,6-di-O-methyl)-β-CD - DIMEB, heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)- β-CD - TRIMEB), derivatized ionizable CDs (carboxymethyl-β-CD - CM-β-CD, sulfobuthylether-β-CD SBE-β-CD). All CDs were obtained from Cyclolab (Budapest, Hungary) with the exception of SBE-β-CD – (Capsitol®) which was obtained from Cydex Corp. (USA).
For the determination from pharmaceutical products, Prozac (Eli Lilly, USA) and Fluoxin (VimSpectrum, Romania) capsules containing 20 mg fluoxetine were used. The pharmaceutical preparations were purchased from a local pharmacy.