Quantitative Analysis of Methyl and Propyl Parabens in Neonatal DBS Using LC–MS/MS
Author(s) -
Shirish Yakkundi,
Hussain Mulla,
Hitesh Pandya,
M. Turner,
James C. McElnay
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bioanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1757-6199
pISSN - 1757-6180
DOI - 10.4155/bio-2016-0029
Subject(s) - paraben , chromatography , medicine , pharmacology , blood sampling , chemistry , preservative , food science
Excipients are used to overcome the chemical, physical and microbiological challenges posed by developing formulated medicines. Both methyl and propyl paraben are commonly used in pediatric liquid formulations. There is no data on systemic exposure to parabens in neonates. The European Study of Neonatal Exposure to Excipients project has investigated this. Results & methodology: DBS sampling was used to collect opportunistic blood samples. Parabens were extracted from the DBS and analyzed using a validated LC-MS/MS assay.
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