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K Titier

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High-performance liquid chromatographic method with diode array detection to identify and quantify atypical antipsychotics and haloperidol in plasma after overdose.

For toxicological purposes, an HPLC assay was developed for the simultaneous determination of haloperidol and atypical antipsychotics (risperidone, 9-hydroxyrisperidone, olanzapine, clozapine) in human plasma. After a double-step liquid-liquid extraction, compounds were separated on a C(8) column eluted with a gradient of acetonitrile and phosphate buffer 50 mM pH 3.8. A sequential ultraviolet detection was used (260, 280 and 240 nm). Calibration curves were linear in the range 10-1000 ng/ml. The limits of quantification were 5 ng/ml for all drugs. Average accuracy at four concentrations ranged from 93 to 109%. Both inter- and intra-day variation coefficients were lower than 11% for all drugs. This simple and rapid method (run time<15 min) is currently used for poison management.

Antipsychotic Agents↗

Simplified high-performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of risperidone and 9-hydroxyrisperidone in plasma after overdose.

For toxicological purposes, a HPLC assay was developed for the simultaneous determination of risperidone and 9-hydroxyrisperidone in human plasma. After a single-step liquid-liquid extraction, both compounds were separated on a C(18) column and measured at 280 nm. A good inter-assay accuracy (<116%) was achieved with inter-assay precision less than 12%. Quantification limits were 10 ng/ml. This rapid method (run time <5 min) is currently used for poison management.

Antipsychotic Agents↗

Rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic measurement of venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine in human plasma. Application to management of acute intoxications.

Venlafaxine, a second-generation antidepressant, acts by inhibition of the reuptake of presynaptic noradrenaline and serotonin. The main metabolite, O-desmethylvenlafaxine was found biologically active. For toxicological purpose, a rapid specific and accurate RP-HPLC assay was developed for the simultaneous determination of venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine in human plasma. A linear response was observed over the concentration range 0.2-4 microg/ml. A good accuracy (<8%) was achieved for all quality controls, with intra-day and inter-day variation coefficient less than 10%. Finally, no interference was observed with other psychotic drugs encountered in acute poisoning. This rapid method (run time <10 min) was used to manage four voluntary intoxications involving venlafaxine.

Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation↗

Toxicological management of chlorophacinone poisoning.

A 33-year-old man was admitted 8 hours after voluntary ingestion of 1875 mg of chlorophacinone (C'Operat 750 mL). The examination revealed excitation and nausea, with a normal prothrombin index (PI). Comprehensive testing for abused and therapeutic drugs in blood confirmed chlorophacinone (maximum plasma level: 27.6 mg/L), an antivitamin K (AVK) rodenticide. In a search for easy toxicological management of chlorophacinone poisoning treated by phytomenadione and a cytochrome P450 inducer (phenobarbital), PI and chlorophacinone plasma levels were monitored concomitantly during 17 days. A simple HPLC procedure for the determination of chlorophacinone in human plasma is reported for that purpose. Under phenobarbital 200 mg/day, chlorophacinone exhibited an apparent elimination half-life (3.27 days) shorter than in previously reported cases. If PI is useful for planning phytomenadione treatment and used for therapeutic monitoring of AVK, the chlorophacinone concentrations follow-up may provide a better estimation of the duration of hospitalisation. Chlorophacinone accumulation in target cells or existence of an unidentified metabolite may explain persistence of the hypocoagulability syndrome at low plasmatic concentrations of chlorophacinone. This case illustrates how toxicological management may facilitate toxicokinetics and therapeutic data acquisition.

Adult↗

[Plasmatic dosage of antiretroviral drugs by high performance liquid chromathography ].

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of eight antiretroviral drugs (amprenavir, indinavir, lopinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, efavirenz and nevirapine) in a single run. After a liquid-liquid extraction with diethylether, the antiretroviral drugs are separated on a Stability RP18 column eluted with a gradient of acetonitrile and phosphate buffer (50 mM pH 5.65). A sequential ultraviolet detection allowed for simultaneous quantitation of antiretroviral drugs (240, 215, 260 nm). Calibration curves were linear in the range 100-10,000 ng/ml. The limit of quantitation was 50 ng/ml for all drugs except for nevirapine (100 ng/ml). The accuracies ranged from 88.2% to 110.9% and both inter- and intra-day coefficients of variation were lower than 11%. The extraction recoveries were higher than 62%. This method is simple and shows good specificity with respect to commonly coprescribed drugs.

Anti-HIV Agents↗