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Abstract
A sensitive high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been developed for the determination of dexamethasone in human plasma. After 1.5 mL of plasma was extracted with 4 mL of ethyl acetate containing 80 ng/mL of desoxymethasone, analysis of dexamethasone in plasma samples was carried out using a Sphereclone ODS2 column with UV detection for separation and quantification. A mixture of acetonitrile–10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) (32:68, v/v) was used as a mobile phase. The limit of quantitative (LOQ) analysis was 10 ng/mL. The accuracy of the assay was from 96.96% to 106.07%, while the intra‐ and inter‐day coefficient of variation of the same concentration range was less than 15%, except LOQ (<20%). The signals were monitored by a UV detector at 240 nm with flow‐rate of 1.0 mL/min. The method could be applied, with great success, to evaluate the bioavailability of dexamethasone in human subjects, with excellent selectivity and reproducibility and clinical study.
Acknowledgment
This work was supported by the Korea Food and Drug Administration Grant (KFDA‐03142‐EQI‐501).