title: High-performance liquid chromatography determination of dapsone, monoacetyldapsone, and pyrimethamine in filter paper blood spots.
abstract: A high-performance liquid chromatography method for the simultaneous analysis of dapsone (DDS), the major metabolite of DDS, monoacetyldapsone (MADDS), and pyrimethamine (PYR) was modified for capillary blood samples obtained by finger prick and dried on filter paper. Limit of quantitation using 150 microliters whole blood dried on filter paper was found to be 20 ng/ml for DDS and PYR and 15 ng/ml for MADDS (precision < 15%). The clinically relevant concentrations of DDS are 50-2,000 ng/ml and for PYR 25-150 ng/ml. No interference from several drugs were observed. The accuracy of the filter paper method and the original whole-blood method was almost comparable. Standardization could therefore be obtained by the more simple whole-blood method. Dried filter paper samples stored at 19-22 degrees C were stable for months and for 2 weeks stored at 35 degrees C. The concentrations of simultaneously collected capillary blood and conventional venous blood samples correlated well. The present method using capillary blood dried on filter paper is reliable, simple, sensitive, and applicable in the field with limited technical facilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rønn
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lemnge
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Angelo
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Bygbjerg
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000097:blood*; D002138:Calibration; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000097:blood; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003622:Dapsone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D005374:Filtration; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010209:Paper; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000097:blood*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013413:Sulfadoxine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013413:Sulfadoxine; D002738:Chloroquine; D003622:Dapsone; C018965:monoacetyldapsone; D011739:Pyrimethamine