ABSTRACT
A selective, sensitive and rapid ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of etonogestrel (ENG) and ethinyl estradiol (EE) in human plasma. The analytes and their deuterated internal standards, ENG-d7 and EE-d4, were extracted from plasma samples by solid-phase extraction on HyperSep™ Retain PEP cartridges. The chromatographic analysis was performed on an Acquity UPLC HSS Cyano column, 100 Å (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.8 µm), column using gradient mobile phase, acetonitrile and 2.0 mm ammonium trifluoroacetate at 0-1.7 min (65:35, v/v) and 1.8-2.7 min (95:5, v/v) with 0.250 mL/min flow rate. Analytes and IS protonated precursor â product ion transitions (ENG, m/z 325.2 â 257.2; EE, m/z 530.2 â 171.2; ENG-d7, m/z 332.2 â 263.2; EE-d4, m/z 534.2 â 171.2) were monitored on a Triple Quadrupole Mass spectrometer (TQMS), operating in multiple reaction monitoring and positive ionization mode. The calibration curves were established at 10.00-2500 pg/mL for ENG and 1.500-150.0 pg/mL for EE with a correlation coefficient (r2 ) ≥0.9996 for both. The validated method was successfully applied to support a bioequivalence study of 0.15 mg ENG and EE 0.03 mg tablet formulation, administered in 24 healthy Indian females. Method reliability was assessed by reanalysis of 94 incurred study samples.
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Desogestrel/blood , Desogestrel/pharmacokinetics , Ethinyl Estradiol/blood , Ethinyl Estradiol/pharmacokinetics , Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods , Desogestrel/chemistry , Ethinyl Estradiol/chemistry , Female , Humans , Limit of Detection , Linear Models , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
A simple, rapid and sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for the determination of alosetron (ALO) in human plasma. The assay method involved solid-phase extraction of ALO and ALO 13C-d3 as internal standard (IS) on a LichroSep DVB-HL (30 mg, 1 cm(3) ) cartridge. The chromatography was performed on an Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.7 µm) column using acetonitrile and 2.0 mm ammonium formate, pH 3.0 adjusted with 0.1% formic acid (80:20, v/v) as the mobile phase in an isocratic mode. For quantitative analysis, the multiple reaction monitoring transitions studied were m/z 295.1/201.0 for ALO and m/z 299.1/205.1 for IS in the positive ionization mode. The method was validated over a concentration range of 0.01-10.0 ng/mL for ALO. Post-column infusion experiment showed no positive or negative peaks in the elution range of the analyte and IS after injection of extracted blank plasma. The extent of ion-suppression/enhancement, expressed as IS-normalized matrix factor, varied from 0.96 to 1.04. The assay recovery was within 97-103% for ALO and IS. The method was successfully applied to support a bioequivalence study of 1.0 mg alosetron tablets in 28 healthy Indian male and female subjects.
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Carbolines/blood , Carbolines/pharmacokinetics , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods , Adolescent , Adult , Calibration , Cross-Over Studies , Female , Healthy Volunteers , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reproducibility of Results , Solid Phase Extraction/methods , Therapeutic Equivalency , Young AdultABSTRACT
An improved and reliable ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for the determination of lercanidipine in human plasma. Plasma samples with lercanidipine-d3 as an internal standard (IS) were prepared by solid phase extraction on Phenomenex Strata-X cartridges using 100 µL of human plasma. Chromatographic analysis was performed on UPLC BEH C18 (50 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 µm) column under isocratic conditions. Linear calibration curves were obtained over a wide dynamic concentration range of 0.010-20.0 ng/mL. Matrix effect was assessed by post-column infusion, post-extraction spiking and standard-line slope methods. The mean extraction recovery was >94% for the analyte and IS. Inter-batch and intra-batch precision (% CV) across five quality controls was <5.8%. Bioequivalence study was performed with 36 healthy subjects after oral administration of 10 mg of lercanidipine and the assay reproducibility was evaluated by reanalysis of 133 incurred samples.