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Khoubnasabjafari, M., Ansarin, K., Jouyban-Gharamaleki, V., Panahi-Azaar, V., Hamidi, S., Azarmir, Z., Jouyban, A. (2017). Methadone concentrations in exhaled breath condensate, serum and urine of patients under maintenance treatment. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 16(4), 1621-1630. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2017.2127
Maryam Khoubnasabjafari; Khalil Ansarin; Vahid Jouyban-Gharamaleki; Vahid Panahi-Azaar; Samin Hamidi; Zhila Azarmir; Abolghasem Jouyban. "Methadone concentrations in exhaled breath condensate, serum and urine of patients under maintenance treatment". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 16, 4, 2017, 1621-1630. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2017.2127
Khoubnasabjafari, M., Ansarin, K., Jouyban-Gharamaleki, V., Panahi-Azaar, V., Hamidi, S., Azarmir, Z., Jouyban, A. (2017). 'Methadone concentrations in exhaled breath condensate, serum and urine of patients under maintenance treatment', Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 16(4), pp. 1621-1630. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2017.2127
Khoubnasabjafari, M., Ansarin, K., Jouyban-Gharamaleki, V., Panahi-Azaar, V., Hamidi, S., Azarmir, Z., Jouyban, A. Methadone concentrations in exhaled breath condensate, serum and urine of patients under maintenance treatment. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2017; 16(4): 1621-1630. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2017.2127

Methadone concentrations in exhaled breath condensate, serum and urine of patients under maintenance treatment

Article 33, Volume 16, Issue 4, Autumn 2017, Page 1621-1630  XML PDF (436.54 K)
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.22037/ijpr.2017.2127
Authors
Maryam Khoubnasabjafari1; Khalil Ansarin1; Vahid Jouyban-Gharamaleki2; Vahid Panahi-Azaar3; Samin Hamidi4; Zhila Azarmir5; Abolghasem Jouyban email 6
1Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
2Department of Mechatronic Engineering, International Campus, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
3Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
4Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
5Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
6Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran. Kimia Idea Pardaz Azarbayjan (KIPA) Science Based Company, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
Abstract
Drug abuse is a serious problem causing health, economical and psycho-social negative outcomes. Methadone is commonly used drug for management of drug addiction. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a promising non-invasive biological sample which attracted more attention in recent years. This work aimed to extend the applicability of a developed preconcentration – liquid chromatographic method for analysis of methadone in serum and urine samples. Drug concentrations in EBC, serum and urine are also investigated for dose-concentration and their inter-correlations. Biological samples were collected from 53 patients receiving methadone and the concentrations were determined using a validated analytical method after a pre-concentration step. Methadone measured in all samples and there are correlations between administered dose of methadone and its serum and urine concentrations. A weak correlation is observed between dose and EBC concentration. Wider variations in EBC concentrations of methadone could be justified concerning a number of affecting parameters such as relative humidity of the collection area and further investigations are required for standardization of EBC as a non-invasive biological sample to be used in clinical practice.
Keywords
methadone; exhaled breath condensate; HPLC; Serum; Urine; correlation
Main Subjects
Pharmacotherapy (Clinical Pharmacy)
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