Abstract
We describe a rapid, simplified isocratic "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic method for simultaneous measurement of the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone and its major metabolite, desethylamiodarone, in small volumes of sera (100 microL). Compared with liquid-liquid extraction, the solid-phase method of extraction saves time and glassware and improves reproducibility for small sample volumes. Amiodarone and desethylamiodarone could be measured at concentrations as low as 250 micrograms/L. Standard curves for the drug and metabolite are linear over the range of concentrations found in our patients. Within-run CVs (n = 6) ranged from 2.7% to 4.5% for amiodarone and from 4.0% to 5.7% for desethylamiodarone over the range of 250 to 4000 micrograms/L. Between-run CVs (n = 12) were 8.3% and 5.7% for amiodarone and desethylamiodarone, respectively. Commonly used cardiovascular medications do not interfere with the assay.
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