Abstract
Fentanyl is a potent, short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic. Fentanyl is measured in blood and urine following mixed-mode solid phase extraction. The specimens are fortified with deuterated internal standard and a five-point calibration curve is constructed. The final extracts are reconstituted in methanol and analyzed using selected ion monitoring gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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Goldberger, B.A., Chronister, C.W., Merves, M.L. (2010). Quantitation of Fentanyl in Blood and Urine Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). In: Garg, U., Hammett-Stabler, C. (eds) Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 603. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-459-3_22
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