Research Article

Simultaneous Quantification of Pioglitazone and Omarigliptin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to Pharmacokinetic Study after Coadministration of the Two Drugs

Table 3

Precision and accuracy for the analysis of pioglitazone and omarigliptin in rat plasma (n = 6).

IntradayInterday
CompoundNominal conc.Measured conc.PrecisionAccuracyMeasured conc.PrecisionAccuracy
(ng/mL)(Mean ± SD)(RSD, %)(RE, %)(Mean ± SD)(RSD, %)(RE, %)

Pioglitazone55.03 ± 0.091.76−1.595.40 ± 0.478.627.96
1515.39 ± 1.177.59−4.8415.61 ± 1.086.934.06
400366.39 ± 1.360.37−8.68366.59 ± 1.180.32−8.35
15001439.91 ± 4.680.33−4.091437.11 ± 5.490.38−4.19

Omarigliptin109.92 ± 0.171.75−0.7710.51 ± 0.716.745.05
3032.00 ± 0.411.286.6730.60 ± 1.695.532.00
800734.28 ± 2.880.39−8.21733.20 ± 9.051.23−8.35
30002947.16 ± 10.010.34−1.762946.69 ± 12.010.41−1.78