Quick and simple LC-MS/MS method for the determination of simvastatin in human plasma: application to pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence studies

A simple, rapid, and sensitive method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the quantitative determination of simvastatin in human plasma was developed and validated. After a simple extraction with methyl tert-butyl ether, the analyte and internal standard (lovastatin) were ana...

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Main Authors: Suéllen Cristina Rennó Silva, Gustavo Rodrigues de Rezende, Vanessa Bergamin Boralli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502014000300543&lng=en&tlng=en