title: Fluorometric high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of sotalol in biological fluids.
abstract: A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for sotalol in biological fluids is presented. Sample preparation involves a simple acid-base double-extraction procedure, and analysis is carried out on a reversed-phase chromatographic system using a muBondapak C18 column. Procainamide was used as the internal standard. As little as 20 ng of sotalol/ml can be detected with good precision by a fluorometric detector. HPLC, which allows more rapid analysis of plasma sotalol levels than does GLC, appears suitable for pharmacokinetic studies as well as for therapeutic drug monitoring.
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005470:Fluorometry; D006801:Humans; D013015:Sotalol / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D013015:Sotalol