Measurement of carbamazepine and its main biotransformation products in plasma by HPLC

J Anal Toxicol. 1992 Mar-Apr;16(2):88-92. doi: 10.1093/jat/16.2.88.

Abstract

We present a method that permits the simultaneous analysis of carbamazepine (CBZ) and its major biotransformation products, carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-E) and carbamazepine-10,11-dihydroxide (CBZ-diOH), in plasma samples. The method consists of plasma extraction in alkaline medium with NaCl added using chloroform-ethyl acetate (1:1, v/v) and later purification with n-hexane. The samples were submitted to reversed-phase chromatography (RP-18) using acetonitrile-water (3:7, v/v) as the mobile phase and detection at 220 nm. Recoveries of 62.0, 99.9, and 105.4% were obtained for CBZ-diOH, CBZ-E, and CBZ, respectively, with sensitivities of 0.32 micrograms/mL for CBZ-E and CBZ-dOH and of 0.64 micrograms/mL for CBZ. The method proved to be specific, thus permitting measurements in situations of drug combinations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Biotransformation
  • Carbamazepine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Carbamazepine / blood*
  • Carbamazepine / pharmacokinetics
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Carbamazepine
  • carbamazepine epoxide