title: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of diclofenac in human plasma after solid-phase extraction.
abstract: A novel high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the quantification of diclofenac in human plasma was set up. Samples, added with ibuprofen (used as internal standard) were purified by solid-phase extraction using Abselut Nexus cartridges (Varian) not requiring pre-conditioning. Drugs of interest were eluted directly into the autosampler vials and injected. The recovery of diclofenac was 92%, the analysis lasted 7 min with a sensitivity of 5 ng/ml and intra- and inter-day RSDs of 3 and 8%, respectively. The pharmacokinetics of diclofenac after oral and rectal administration in 10 healthy volunteers are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Scientific Institute H S. Raffaele and School of Medicine, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arcelloni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lanzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pedercini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molteni
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fermo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pontiroli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paroni
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000285:Administration, Rectal; D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004008:Diclofenac