title: High throughput LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of tenofovir, lamivudine and nevirapine in human plasma.
abstract: A selective and high throughput liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification of tenofovir (TFV), lamivudine (3TC) and nevirapine (NVP) in human plasma using emtricitabine (FTC) as internal standard (ISTD). Following solid phase extraction (SPE), the analytes and ISTD were run on Prontosil C18AQ column (100mm×4.6mm, 3μm) using an isocratic mobile phase consisting of 1mM ammonium acetate in water (pH 6.5±0.3):acetonitrile (50:50, v/v). The precursor and product ions of the drugs were monitored on a triple quadrupole instrument operated in the negative ionization mode. The method was validated over a concentration range of 2-500ng/mL for TFV and over a concentration range of 10-4000ng/mL for 3TC and NVP with relative recoveries ranging from 61 to 85%. The intra and inter batch precision (%CV) across four validation runs was less than 12.2%. The accuracy determined at four QC levels (LLOQ, LQC, MQC and HQC) was within ±8.5%, in terms of relative error.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur 522 510, India; Axis Clinicals Limited, 1-121/1, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 049, India.
authors.forename: Rajani Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Valluru
authors.forename: Phani Bhushana Reddy
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: B
authors.forename: Kalyan Sumanth
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: S
authors.forename: Praveen Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: V
authors.forename: Naveen Babu
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kilaru
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D019829:Nevirapine / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D000068698:Tenofovir
chemical_list: D063065:Organophosphonates; D019259:Lamivudine; D019829:Nevirapine; D000068698:Tenofovir; D000225:Adenine