Plasma determination of flumazenil, a benzodiazepine antagonist, by immunotoxicology and by capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

J Anal Toxicol. 1991 Jul-Aug;15(4):202-3. doi: 10.1093/jat/15.4.202.

Abstract

The method presented describes a sensitive and specific quantitative assay for the determination of flumazenil in human plasma. Flumazenil and an internal standard, midazolam, are isolated by a basic extraction. The final extract is separated on a 25-m BP-1 capillary column and drugs are detected by selected ion monitoring at m/z 229 and m/z 310 for flumazenil and the internal standard, respectively. The minimum detectable quantity is 1.0 ng/mL, for flumazenil in plasma. Coefficients of variation for within-run data were less than 6%.

MeSH terms

  • Flumazenil / analysis*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Solvents

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Flumazenil