Determination of mirtazapine and its demethyl metabolite in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. Application to management of acute intoxication

Autor: T, Romiguieres, F, Pehourcq, M, Matoga, B, Begaud, C, Jarry
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences. 775(2)
ISSN: 1570-0232
Popis: Mirtazapine is a new centrally acting noradrenergic and specific serotonin antidepressant, with an active demethyl metabolite. For toxicological purposes, a specific and accurate RP-HPLC assay was developed for the simultaneous plasma determination of these compounds. A linear response was observed over the concentration range 50-500 ng/ml. A good accuracy (bias10%) was achieved for all quality controls, with intra-day and inter-day variation coefficients less than 8.3%. The lower limit of quantification was 20 ng/ml, without interferences with endogenous or exogenous components. This rapid method (run time12 min) was used to manage three intoxications involving mirtazapine.
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