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A fast, sensitive and specific liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method has been developed for quantification of digoxin in human plasma. The method was optimized to bioequivalence studies aiming higher sensitivity and selectivity than previously published methods, in addition to shorter run time allowing high-throughput sample analyses from volunteers. Chromatographic separation was achieved by an RP-18e column hyphenated to an API 5000 mass spectrometer system set at negative electrospray ionization and operating in the MRM mode. Calibration curve was linear over a wide range of concentration (50.0–6000.0 pg mL−1), with the lower limit of quantification at 50.0 pg mL−1 and without interfering peaks at the retention time of digoxin (2.09 min). Dexamethasone was used as internal standard and samples were cleaned up by liquid-liquid extraction obtaining a mean recovery of 73.8%. Validation results confirmed inter-batch accuracy (−8.66 to 5.78%), precision (4.1–10.6%) and stability, in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency guidelines. The developed analytical method could be successfully applied to a single oral dose (0.25 mg), one-way, randomized, two-sequence, crossover bioequivalence study validating, up to date, the fastest analysis and the most sensitive and specific method already published for digoxin quantification.
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Teixeira, L.S., Mundim, I.M., Souza, W.C. et al. Fast LC–MS Electrospray Ionization for the Quantification of Digoxin in Human Plasma and Its Application to Bioequivalence Studies. Chroma 69 (Suppl 2), 149–156 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1365/s10337-009-1014-2
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