title: Simultaneous liquid chromatographic determination of lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine monohydroxy derivative and felbamate in plasma of patients with epilepsy.
abstract: A very simple and fast method has been developed and validated for simultaneous determination of the new generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) lamotrigine (LTG), oxcarbazepine's (OXC) main active metabolite monohydroxycarbamazepine and felbamate in plasma of patients with epilepsy using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with spectrophotometric detection. Plasma sample (500 microL) pre-treatment was based on simple deproteinization by acetonitrile. Liquid chromatographic analysis was carried out on a Synergi 4 microm Hydro-RP, 150 mm x 4 mm I.D. column, using a mixture of potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (50mM, pH 4.5) and acetonitrile/methanol (3/1) (65:35, v/v) as the mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The UV detector was set at 210 nm. Calibration curves were linear (mean correlation coefficient >0.999 for all the three analytes) over a range of 1-20 mg/mL for lamotrigine, 2-40 microg/mL for monohydroxycarbamazepine and 10-120 microg/mL for felbamate. Both intra and interassay precision and accuracy were lower than 7.5% for all three analytes. Absolute recoveries ranged between 100 and 104%. The present procedure describes for the first time the simultaneous determination of these three new antiepileptic drugs. The simple sample pre-treatment, combined with the fast chromatographic run permit rapid processing of a large series of patient samples.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Neuropharmacology, Neurology Clinic, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Foscolo 7, 40123 Bologna, Italy. manuela.contin@unibo.it
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contin
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balboni
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Callegati
authors.forename: Carmina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Candela
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albani
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Agostino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baruzzi
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000097:blood*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003984:Dibenzazepines / Q000097:blood*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000097:blood*; D000078328:Felbamate; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D000078330:Oxcarbazepine; D048448:Phenylcarbamates; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000097:blood*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014227:Triazines / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003984:Dibenzazepines; D048448:Phenylcarbamates; D011409:Propylene Glycols; D014227:Triazines; D002220:Carbamazepine; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D000078330:Oxcarbazepine; D000078328:Felbamate; C428744:10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxy-5H-dibenz(b,f)azepine-5-carboxamide