Solid-phase extraction with end-capped C2 columns for the routine measurement of racemic citalopram and metabolites in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography
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1Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.
Abstract:
An assay based on solid-phase extraction followed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed for the measurement of citalopram and its main metabolites desmethylcitalopram and didesmethylcitalopram. The best extraction procedure was performed with end-capped C2 column utilising secondary silanol interactions to obtain clean extract. The HPLC analysis was done on a phenyl column with a mobile phase without any amine additives. Fluorescence detection gave a limit of detection of 0.8 nmol/l plasma for the compounds analysed.
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