A validated HPLC assay to monitor riluzole plasma or serum concentrations in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

HJM van Kan*, M Spieksma, GJ Groeneveld, Javier Sastre Torano, LH van den Berg, HJ Guchelaar

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    Abstract

    A specific, accurate and precise high-performance liquid chromatographic assay was developed for the determination of riluzole, a drug used to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Samples were treated by extraction with dichloromethane followed by reversed-phase chromatography with ultraviolet detection at 260 nm. Preset validation criteria were met from 20 to 2000 ng/mL with a linear response curve. Extraction recovery of riluzole was 65-76%. The accuracy of the method was 102-103%. Intra- and inter-day coefficients of variation were in the ranges 2.8-4.9% and 1.8-9.7%. A detection limit of 5 ng/mL was found. Determination of concentrations in serum and plasma resulted in similar results below 500 ng/mL. At higher values a matrix effect cannot be excluded. This presented method can be used to monitor plasma or serum levels in ALS patients treated with riluzole. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)723-726
    Number of pages4
    JournalBiomedical Chromatography
    Volume18
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2004

    Keywords

    • glutamate antagonist
    • 2-amino-6-trifluoromethoxy-betizothiazole
    • therapeutic drug monitoring
    • HPLC-UV detection
    • PHARMACOKINETICS

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