Simple Method for the Determination of Cefaclor in Human Plasma Samples by HPLC

V. Granados-Soto, M. E. Aguilar-Cota, G. Reyes-Garcia, R. Medina-Santillán, F. J. Flores-Murrieta

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Abstract

A rapid and simple method for determination of cefaclor in human plasma samples, by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), was developed. This method includes a deproteinization with perchloric acid as extraction procedure. Plasma extracts were analyzed on a reversed phase column eluted with a mixture of acetonitrile and 0.01 M sodium dihydrogen phosphate solution, adjusted to pH 6.5 with potassium hydroxide (7: 93, v/v), and detected by absorbance at 260 nm. Retention times for cefaclor and the internal standard were 5.2 and 7.2 min, respectively. The method was linear in the range of 0.5-30 μg/mL and the detection limit of the method was 100 ng/mL. This method was useful and suitable for determination of cefaclor after oral administration in healthy volunteers, and could be used for bioavailability and bioequivalence studies of the drug.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3315-3323
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies
Volume26
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

Keywords

  • Cefaclor
  • HPLC
  • Human plasma
  • Pharmacokinetics

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