title: Monitoring of zonisamide in human breast milk and maternal plasma by solid-phase extraction HPLC method.
abstract: An HPLC method was developed for the determination of zonisamide in human breast milk and plasma. Chromatographic separation was achieved using a Develosil CN analytical column with potassium dihydrogenphosphate buffer (pH 3.5 with milk, pH 2.5 with plasma)-acetonitrile as the mobile phase. Zonisamide and 1, 2-benzisoxazole-3-methansulfonamine acetate as internal standard were detected by ultraviolet absorbance at 240 nm. Zonisamide in breast milk and plasma was extracted by a rapid and simple procedure based on C(18) bonded-phase extraction. Determination of zonisamide in human breast milk and plasma was possible in the concentration range 0.05-20.0 microg/mL. The recoveries of zonisamide added to human breast milk and plasma were 79.5-85.0% and 86.3-93.1%, respectively, with coefficients of variation of less than 8.3% and 11.4% respectively. The mean concentrations of zonisamide in breast milk and plasma were 9.41 +/- 0.95 and 10.13 +/- 0.45 microg/mL, respectively. The average ratio between the breast milk concentration and plasma concentration (M/P ratio) was 0.93 +/- 0.09.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki 036, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugawara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007555:Isoxazoles / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D000078305:Zonisamide
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D007555:Isoxazoles; D000078305:Zonisamide