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A rapid gas-chromatographic method for the determination of drugs in clinical toxicology

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A rapid gas-chromatographic method for the qualitative and quantitative measurement of various drugs in human plasma and other body fluids has been developed. The extraction procedure is done within 5 min, and gas-chromatographic measurement carried out on 2 diverse columns with detection by flame ionisation detectors. The detection sensitivity of most drugs is high enough to determine their plasma levels in suicidally or accidentally poisoned patients. As shown for 6 different drugs, the limit of detection, the reproducibility and the accuracy are sufficient even for analysis of therapeutical plasma concentrations.

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Es wurde eine gaschromatographische Methode entwickelt, mit der die schnelle qualitative und quantitative Bestimmung verschiedener Arzneimittel in Humanplasma und anderen Körperflüssigkeiten durchgeführt werden kann. Die Extraktion ist in 5 Minuten abgeschlossen, die gaschromatographische Trennung wird auf 2 verschiedenen Säulen durchgeführt, und der Nachweis erfolgt mit Flammenionisationsdetektoren. Die Nachweisempfindlichkeit ist für die meisten Substanzen groß genug, um ihre Plasmaspiegel bei vergifteten Patienten messen zu können. An 6 verschiedenen Wirkstoffen wird gezeigt, daß Nachweisgrenze, Reproduzierbarkeit und Genauigkeit ausreichend sind, um auch therapeutische Spiegel zu bestimmen.

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Pentz, R., Schütt, A. A rapid gas-chromatographic method for the determination of drugs in clinical toxicology. Arch Toxicol 39, 225–233 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368231

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