Quantification of Etoricoxib in Low Plasma Volume by UPLC-PDA and Application to Preclinical Pharmacokinetic Study

Sapir Ifrah, Daniel Porat, Mordechai Deutsch, Arik Dahan

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Abstract

An ultra-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array (UPLC-PDA) UV detection method was developed here for the first time for simple, rapid, selective and sensitive quantification of the commonly prescribed selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor etoricoxib in low plasma volumes (50 μL). The method includes protein precipitation followed by liquid–liquid extraction, evaporation and reconstitution. A gradient mobile phase of 75:25 going to 55:45 (v/v) water:acetonitrile (1 mL/min flow rate) was applied. Total run time was 8 min, representing a significant improvement relative to previous reports. Excellent linearity (r2 = 1) was obtained over a wide (0.1–12 µg/mL) etoricoxib concentration range. Short retention times for etoricoxib (4.9 min) and the internal standard trazodone (6.4 min), as well as high stability, recovery, accuracy, precision and reproducibility, and low etoricoxib LOD (20 ng/mL) and LOQ (100 ng/mL), were achieved. Finally, the method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study (single 20 mg/kg orally administered etoricoxib mini-capsule) in rats. In conclusion, the advantages demonstrated in this work make this analytical method both time- and cost-efficient for drug monitoring in pre-clinical/clinical settings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number507
JournalPharmaceuticals
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • COX-2 inhibitor
  • analytical method
  • chromatography
  • drug determination
  • etoricoxib
  • liquid–liquid extraction
  • mini-capsule
  • trazodone

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