title: A simple and rapid HPLC method for the determination of atorvastatin in human plasma with UV detection and its application to pharmacokinetic studies.
abstract: A rapid and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of atorvastatin (CAS 134523-00-5) in plasma was developed in this study. Atorvastatin was isolated from plasma using protein precipitation by acetonitrile. Diltiazem (CAS 33286-22-5) was used as internal standard. The chromatographic conditions were as follows: analytical 125 x 4 mm (i.d.) Nucleosil C8 column (5 microm particle size), mobile phase consisting of sodium dihydrogen phosphate buffer-acetonitrile (60:40, v/v) adjusted to pH 5.5 at a flow rate of 1.5 ml/min, UV detection at 245 nm. The detection limit for atorvastatin in plasma was 1 ng ml(-1). The calibration curve was linear over the concentration range 20-800 ng ml(-1). The recovery was complete. The inter-day and intra-day assay coefficients of variation were found to be less than 7%. The present validated method was successfully used for pharmacokinetic studies of atorvastatin in human subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. azarghi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarghi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shafaati
authors.forename: Seyyed Mohsen
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Foroutan
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khoddam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008297:Male; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011758:Pyrroles; D000069059:Atorvastatin