Development and validation of a quantitative HPLC/MS/MS method for the determination of piperacillin in blood plasma

Authors

  • Vladimir I. Petrov Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0258-4092
  • Ivan S. Anikeev Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-4338
  • Tatyana E. Zayachnikova Institute of Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education of Volgograd State Medical University ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-4686
  • Andrey V. Strygin Volgograd State Medical University; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University; State budgetary institution Volgograd Medical Research Center ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-1601
  • Anna M. Dotsenko Volgograd State Medical University; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University; State budgetary institution Volgograd Medical Research Center ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-3351

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18413/rrpharmacology.9.10027

Abstract

Introduction: Reduced mortality in patients with sepsis taking piperacillin is possible when they receive a long-term infusion, which improves the effect of antimicrobials. However, such piperacillin therapy requires therapeutic drug monitoring, the use of the latest analytical equipment and developed methods for the quantitative determination of piperacillin.

Materials and Methods: Dry samples of the appropriate certified piperacillin standards were used to prepare stock and standard solutions of piperacillin. Separation of the components was performed using an Agilent 1260 HPLC system with a binary pump and a temperature controlled autosampler. Analyses were detected using a Sciex QTRAP 5500 hybrid mass spectrometric system. Validation of the developed method was carried out in accordance with the rules for conducting bioequivalence studies of drugs within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union; 2016, in Astana.

Results and Discussion: Piperacillin ions-”precursors” corresponded to particles m/z 518.2. The most intense ions-”products” registered during the fragmentation of protonated molecules in the collision cell were particles m/z 143.1 and m/z 115.0. During the validation of the developed method, the main validation parameters were established: linearity, accuracy, accuracy, and sensitivity (lower limit of quantitation).

Conclusion: The validated analytical range of the method was 0.5–100 µg/mL in plasma. The resulting analytical range makes it possible to apply the developed method for conducting the analytical part of studies of the pharmacokinetics of piperacillin.

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Keywords:

HPLC/MS, validation, quantitation, piperacillin, bioanalytics

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Author Contribution

Vladimir I. Petrov, Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University

Doctor of Sciences (Medicine), Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Intensive Care, Volgograd State Medical  University; Director of the Scientific Centre of Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production, Volgograd State Medical University; Chief freelance specialist – clinical pharmacologist of the Ministry of Healthare the Russian Federation; Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation; Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation; e-mail: brain@sprintnet.ru; ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0258-4092. The author’s contribution: development of the design of the study, editing and final approval of the article.

Ivan S. Anikeev, Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Head of the Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Scientific Center of Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production; Assistant of the Department of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Volgograd State Medical University; e-mail: anikeivan@yandex.ru; ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-4338. The author’s contribution: conception, planning of the article, review of literary sources, collection of materials, writing and editing the article.

Tatyana E. Zayachnikova, Institute of Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education of Volgograd State Medical University

Candidate of Sciences (Medicine), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Institute of Continuous Medical and Pharmaceutical Education, Volgograd State Medical University; e-mail: guz5deti@mail.ru; ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-4686. The author’s contribution: conception, planning of the article, review of literary sources, collection of materials, writing and editing the article.

Andrey V. Strygin, Volgograd State Medical University; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University; State budgetary institution Volgograd Medical Research Center

Candidate of Sciences (Medicine), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Fundamental Medicine and Biology; Deputy Director of Scientific Center of Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production; Head of the Laboratory of Genomic and Proteomic Research, Volgograd Medical Research Center; e-mail: drumsav@mail.ru; ORCID IDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-1601. The author’s contribution: development of the design of the study, editing and final approval of the article.

Anna M. Dotsenko, Volgograd State Medical University; Center for Innovative Medicines with Pilot Production of Volgograd State Medical University; State budgetary institution Volgograd Medical Research Center

Assistant of the Department of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Volgograd State Medical University; Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Genomic and Proteomic Research, Volgograd Medical Research Center; e-mail: ev8278@mail.ru; ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-3351. The author’s contribution: conception, planning of the article, review of literary sources, collection of materials, writing and editing the article.

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Published

01-06-2023

How to Cite

Petrov VI, Anikeev IS, Zayachnikova TE, Strygin AV, Dotsenko AM (2023) Development and validation of a quantitative HPLC/MS/MS method for the determination of piperacillin in blood plasma. Research Results in Pharmacology 9(2): 55–59. https://doi.org/10.18413/rrpharmacology.9.10027

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