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Sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for pilocarpine in biological fluids using fluorescence
C Aromdee1, J P Fawcett, R Ledger
1School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Abstract:
A sensitive assay for pilocarpine in biological fluids has been developed involving HPLC of a fluorescent derivative of 4-bromomethyl-7-methoxycoumarin. Pilosine as internal standard was added before the derivatisation step. The fluorescent derivatives were well resolved and separated from excess reagent and endogenous compounds on a cyanopropyl silica column. The detection limit of pilocarpine in biological fluids was 1.0 ng/ml and the assay was linear up to a concentration of 150 ng/ml. The assay was applied to a preliminary study of pilocarpine disposition in man after a single oral dose. This is the first report of pilocarpine excretion into saliva.