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HPLC‐DAD determination of plasma levels of the antipsychotic risperidone and its main metabolite for toxicological purposes
Author(s) -
Raggi Maria Augusta,
Bugamelli Francesca,
Sabbioni Cesare,
Saracino Maria Addolorata,
Petio Carmine
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of separation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1615-9314
pISSN - 1615-9306
DOI - 10.1002/jssc.200401939
Subject(s) - metabolite , risperidone , chromatography , high performance liquid chromatography , chemistry , antipsychotic , plasma concentration , pharmacology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , biochemistry , psychiatry
Abstract A new, rapid analytical method, based on liquid chromatography with diode array detection, has been developed and applied to the determination of risperidone and its main active metabolite 9‐hydroxyrisperidone in human plasma. The chromatographic separation was obtained on a C8 (150×4.6 mm, 5 μm) column, using a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile (27%) and a pH 3.0 phosphate buffer (73%). A sample clean‐up procedure was carried out by using C8 cartridges and eluting the analytes with methanol. The extraction yield was highly satisfactory for both analytes, with average absolute recovery values of about 95%. The experimental conditions permitted the quantitative determination of risperidone and 9‐hydroxyrisperidone with high precision (RSD < 3.6%) and satisfactory sensitivity (LOQ = 4 ng mL –1 ). The method was applied to plasma samples from a patient who had tried to poison himself with 150 mg of risperidone, and was undergoing polypharmacy.