title: Development and validation of a sensitive method for the determination of ganciclovir in human plasma samples by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A rapid, sensitive, specific liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of therapeutic levels of ganciclovir in human plasma. Plasma (1 ml) and acyclovir (I.S.) were treated with 50% trichloroacetic acid. The supernatant was neutralized with 2 M NaOH and purified with chloroform. The aqueous phase (80 microl) was analyzed by a 3-microm Hypersil ODS C18 column with 0.04 M triethylamine-0.1 M sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate as the mobile phase (1 ml/min) and ultraviolet detection at 254 nm. Calibration was linear from 50 to 10000 ng/ml. Intra- and inter-day C.V. did no exceed 6.65%. The detection limit was about 10 ng/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Clinical of Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Campanero
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sadaba
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Quetglas
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Azanza
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004355:Drug Stability; D005615:Freezing; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D016014:Linear Models; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir