Micro-extraction of chlordiazepoxide and its primary metabolites, desmethylchlordiazepoxide and demoxepam, from plasma and their measurement by liquid chromatography

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 528-533

  Garretty, Deborah J ^a   Wolff, Kim ^b   Hay, Alastair W M ^c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drug monitoring; Misuse

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DEMOXEPAM; DRUG METABOLITE; NORCHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RELIABILITY; TUBE;

EID: 0031825106     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500407     Document Type: Article

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