Research Article

New Modified UPLC/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Determination of Risperidone and Its Active Metabolite 9-Hydroxyrisperidone in Plasma: Application to Dose-Dependent Pharmacokinetic Study in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 6

Mean pharmacokinetic parameters (mean ± SD) of RIS and 9-OH-RIS following administration of different doses of RIS to rats.

Dose (mg/kg) (ng/ml) (h) (ng·h/ml) (ng·h/ml) (h)MRT (h) (h)
RIS9-OH-RISRIS9-OH-RISRIS9-OH-RISRIS9-OH-RISRIS9-OH-RISRIS9-OH-RISRIS9-OH-RIS

0.311.96 ± 2.47.95 ± 1.60.51.032.52 ± 0.579.9 ± 1.638.15 ± 2.2102.8 ± 43.71.21 ± 0.317.9 ± 17.042.63 ± 0.40.075 ± 0.030.59 ± 0.212.9 ± 10.6
1.027.37 ± 3.515.92 ± 4.050.50.5101.81 ± 8.595.7 ± 28.1126.01 ± 12.297.2 ± 28.19.53 ± 2.78.1 ± 1.813.09 ± 3.90.11 ± 0.040.08 ± 0.016.5 ± 1.8
6.0125.09 ± 2.414.6 ± 0.461.01.01914.83 ± 49.6120.34 ± 24.63094.49 ± 360.4179.96 ± 9.243.62 ± 7.732.4 ± 3.0951.88 ± 9.80.02 ± 0.0020.02 ± 0.00325.16 ± 2.3

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