title: [Simultaneous estimation of phenobarbitone and valproic acid in the plasma by high performance liquid chromatography (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors describe a method of simultaneous estimation of phenobarbitone and valproic acid in the blood. After extraction with ether, these substances were estimated by high performance liquid chromatography. They were separated on a mu Bondapack C18 column. The detection involved a colorimetric procedure based on variation in colour of a solution of bromocresol purple. The technic used is simple, its reproducibility is satisfactory (coefficients of variation of 7.6% for phenobarbitone and 2.3% for valproic acid). The sensitivity was 13.8 mumol/l for phenobarbitone and 11.1 mumol/l for valproic acid. Parallel estimations by gas chromatography led to comparable results. This method is of interest in the supervision of anticonvulsant treatments, especially in pediatrics.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003124:Colorimetry; D006801:Humans; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014635:Valproic Acid; D010634:Phenobarbital
vernacular_title: Dosage simultané du phénobarbital et de l'acide valproïque dans le plasma par chromatographie liquide haute performance.