Determination of dopexamine hydrochloride in human blood by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.
A method is described for the determination of dopexamine hydrochloride at concentrations of 5 to 100 ng/ml in human blood using electrochemical detection. The method uses a Hypersil ODS column and a mobile phase containing heptane sulphonate, orthophosphoric acid, diisopropylamine and disodium EDTA. Blood samples are stabilised immediately after collection by the use of dipotassium EDTA and a high concentration of sodium metabisulphite. The sample preparation procedure consists of a simple de-proteinisation with perchloric acid. The method is accurate, with inter-assay accuracies ranging from 100 to 104%, and is free of interference by blood from different individuals. Known and potential metabolites of dopexamine hydrochloride and a wide range of drugs do not interfere with the method. The method is precise with inter-assay coefficients of variation of 10.6% at 5 ng/ml and of less than 4.2% at higher concentrations. Stabilised blood samples may be stored for over six months at -25 degrees C prior to analysis.
Baker
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Clinical Innovation Limited, Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK.
Gardner
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Lockley
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D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004298:Dopamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D004355:Drug Stability; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D011786:Quality Control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013447:Sulfites
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D013447:Sulfites; C046318:dopexamine; C005200:sodium metabisulfite; D004298:Dopamine