Determination of Efinaconazole in Plasma using Validated LC-MS/MS Technique

Govindarajan Srinivasan1,2, Asharani Indira Viswambaran1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India.

Summary

A new LC-MS/MS method accurately quantifies efinaconazole in biological samples. This sensitive technique is crucial for pharmacokinetic and toxicology studies of the topical antifungal.

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