Simultaneous RP-HPLC-DAD quantification of bromocriptine, haloperidol and its diazepane structural analog in rat plasma with droperidol as internal standard for application to drug-interaction pharmacokinetics

• Published in: Biomedical chromatography 2010-07, Vol.24 (7), p.699-705
• Main Authors: Billups, Johnique, Jones, Cynthia, Jackson, Tanise L., Ablordeppey, Seth Y., Spencer, Shawn D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animals; bromocriptine; Bromocriptine - blood; Bromocriptine - chemistry; Bromocriptine - pharmacokinetics; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid - instrumentation; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid - methods; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid - standards; diazepane analog; droperidol; Droperidol - analysis; Drug Interactions; Drug Stability; haloperidol; Haloperidol - blood; Haloperidol - chemistry; Haloperidol - pharmacokinetics; HPLC-DAD; Molecular Structure; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reference Standards
• ISSN: 0269-3879; 1099-0801
• DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1349

A simple and rapid RP‐HPLC‐DAD method was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of the dopamine antagonists haloperidol, its diazepane analog, and the dopamine agonist bromocriptine in rat plasma, to perform pharmacokinetic drug‐interaction studies. Samples were prepared for analysis by acetonitrile (22.0 μg/mL) plasma protein precipitation with droperidol as an internal standard, followed by a double‐step liquid‐liquid extraction with hexane : chloroform (70:30) prior to C‐18 separation. Isocratic elution was achieved using a 0.1% (v/v) trifluoroacetic acid in deionized water, methanol and acetonitrile (45/27.5/27.5, v/v/v). Triple‐wavelength diode‐array detection at the λmax of 245 nm for haloperidol, 254 nm for the diazepane analog and droperidol, and 240 nm for bromocriptine was carried out. The LLOQ of DAL, HAL, and BCT were 45.0, 56.1, and 150 ng/mL, respectively. In rats, the estimated pharmacokinetic parameters (i.e., t1/2, CL, and Vss) of HAL when administered with DAL and BCT were t1/2 = 16.4 min, Vss = 0.541 L/kg for HAL, t1/2 = 28.0 min, Vss = 2.00 L/kg for DAL, and t1/2 = 24.0 min, Vss = 0.106 L/kg for BCT. The PK parameters for HAL differed significantly from those previously reported, which may be an indication of a drug‐drug interaction. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.