Artigo Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

Standard additions-dilution method for absolute quantification in voltammetry of microparticles. Application for determining psychoactive 1,4-benzodiazepine and antidepressants drugs as adulterants in phytotherapeutic formulations

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 80; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jpba.2013.03.005

ISSN

1873-264X

Autores

Antonio Doménech‐Carbó, Mariele Martini, Leandro Machado de Carvalho, Carine Viana, María Teresa Doménech‐Carbó, Miguel Silva,

Tópico(s)

Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals

Resumo

A standard additions-dilution solid-state electrochemical method for the determination of psychoactive 1,4-benzodiazepine and antidepressants drugs used as adulterants in commercial slimming herbal formulations is described and compared with conventional standard addition method. The proposed method, based on the voltammetry of microparticles approach, permits quantify, via standard additions methodology, 1,4-benzodiazepine and antidepressants drugs in phytotherapeutic formulations with no need of sample dissolution using dilution with a reference electroactive compound. The method was used to measure 1,4-benzobenzodiazepines (clonazepam, flurazepam, alprazolam, midazolam, bromazepam, chlordiazepoxide, lorazepam and diazepam) and antidepressants (bupropion, sertraline, paroxetine and fluoxetine) in slimming formulations that have been commercialized in Brazil.

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