Abstract
Ampicillin-sulbactam is a broad-spectrum combination antibiotic used for a variety of clinical applications, including as a prophylactic agent to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. The pharmacokinetics of ampicillin-sulbactam after redosing during prolonged surgeries remains incompletely understood. In anticipation of further studying the intra-operative pharmacokinetics of this drug, we have developed a novel liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for the quantification of ampicillin and sulbactam. The plasma samples were prepared using a simple protein precipitation method. Gradient chromatographic elution was used to separate analytes, and MS/MS analysis was performed in negative ionization mode for both analytes via multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). All validation parameters were evaluated under a good laboratory practice (GLP) environment. For both ampicillin and sulbactam, the lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was established as 0.25 μg/mL. The calibration curve ranged from 0.25 to 200 μg/mL for ampicillin and 0.25–100 μg/mL for sulbactam. Inter- and intra-day precisions for both analytes were ≤11.5 % for quality controls and ≤17.4 % for LLOQ; accuracies ranged from -11.5 to 12.5% for 3 quality control levels and -18.1–18.7% for LLOQ. In addition to sensitivity, accuracy and precision, 13 other parameters were also validated for both analytes, and the results met the acceptance criteria. Our method was successfully applied to quantify ampicillin and sulbactam concentrations in patients undergoing surgery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 113899 |
Journal | Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis |
Volume | 196 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 20 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the internal support from College of Pharmacy , College of Nursing , and Carver College of Medicine Department of Anesthesia at the University of Iowa .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Ampicillin-sulbactam
- Assay development and validation
- Clinical pharmacokinetics study
- Human plasma antibiotic redosing
- LC/MS/MS
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article