Development of a rapid method for the determination of glimepiride in human plasma using liquid-liquid extraction based on 96-well format micro-tubes and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

A semi‐automated liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method was developed for the determination of glimepiride in human plasma. The plasma samples were treated by liquid‐liquid extraction (LLE) in 1.2 mL 96‐well format micro‐tubes. Glimepiride and the internal standard (IS) gli...

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Published in:Rapid communications in mass spectrometry 2005-01, Vol.19 (14), p.2055-2061
Main Authors: Dotsikas, Yannis, Kousoulos, Constantinos, Tsatsou, Georgia, Loukas, Yannis L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acetates
Chromatography, Liquid - instrumentation
Chromatography, Liquid - methods
Ether
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents - analysis
Hypoglycemic Agents - blood
Hypoglycemic Agents - pharmacokinetics
Mass Spectrometry - instrumentation
Mass Spectrometry - methods
Solvents
Sulfonylurea Compounds - analysis
Sulfonylurea Compounds - blood
Sulfonylurea Compounds - pharmacokinetics
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Summary:A semi‐automated liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method was developed for the determination of glimepiride in human plasma. The plasma samples were treated by liquid‐liquid extraction (LLE) in 1.2 mL 96‐well format micro‐tubes. Glimepiride and the internal standard (IS) glibenclamide were extracted from human plasma by LLE, using a mixture of ethyl acetate/diethyl ether 50:50 (v/v) as the organic solvent. After vortexing, centrifugation and freezing, the supernatant organic solvent was evaporated. The analyte and IS were dissolved in a small volume of a reconstitution solution, an aliquot of which was analyzed by reversed‐phase LC/MS/MS with positive ion electrospray ionization, using multiple reaction monitoring. The method proved to be sensitive and specific for both drugs, and statistical evaluation revealed excellent linearity for the range of concentrations 2.0–500.0 ng/mL with very good accuracy and inter‐ and intra‐day precisions. The proposed method enabled the rapid and reliable determination of glimepiride in pharmacokinetic or bioequivalence studies after per os administration of a 3 or 4 mg tablet of glimepiride. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0951-4198
1097-0231
DOI:10.1002/rcm.2028