| Literature DB >> 19614 |
W C Randolph, V L Osborne, S S Walkenstein, A P Intoccia.
Abstract
A method is described for extraction of cimetidine, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, from whole blood and urine with subsequent analysis by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). The drug is extracted from biological fluids with 1-octanol and back-extracted into dilute acid and then into a small volume of ethanol by saturation with potassium carbonate. HPLC analysis is performed on a column of 5-micrometer silica with a mixed mobile phase consisting primarily of acetonitrile. The method measures concentrations of cimetidine as low as 0.05 microgram/ml and is reproducible. Blood levels and urinary excretion data obtained with the analytical procedure are given for a group of human subjects who received 200-mg oral doses of cimetidine.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 19614 DOI: 10.1002/jps.2600660825
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pharm Sci ISSN: 0022-3549 Impact factor: 3.534