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Within-day and between-days precisions were de-
termined with QC samples prepared by spiking blank
urine to three concentrations: twice the lowest standard
concentration (QC1), the middle of the calibration range
concentration (QC2), and 80% of the highest standard
concentration (QC3).
Table1: Calibration ranges, within-day precision, and between-days precision
for the lowest QC sample.
Calibration
Within-day
Between-days
Analyte
range (ng/mL)
(%RSD)
(%RSD)
Citalopram
1-1000
10.7
9.3
Fluoxetine
10-1000
10.4
9.1
Norfluoxetine
10-1000
16.4
11.0
Mirtazapine
1-1000
13.6
12.5
Paroxetine
10-1000
10.2
14.6
Sertraline
10-1000
8.0
15.7
Trazodone
1-1000
11.7
10.6
Venlaflaxine
1-1000
13.6
12.1
Diphenhydramine
1-1000
7.1
7.1
Chlorpheniramine
1-1000
8.2
7.2
Pheniramine
1-1000
7.6
5.6
Cetirizine
5-1000
15.4
15.1
Promethazine
50-1000
4.6
4.2
Nicotine
5-1000
10.7
7.1
Cotinine
5-1000
12.0
8.1
Dextromethorphan
1-1000
8.6
10.9
Topiramate
50-1000
13.2
10.4
Orphenadrine
1-1000
7.2
9.1
Lidocaine
1-1000
11.5
9.4
Phenteramine
10-1000
11.1
13.8
Mesoridazine
5-1000
3.4
4.4
Midazolam
1-1000
14.3
12.2
Chlorpromazine
5-1000
8.0
15.0
Promazine
5-1000
17.1
10.8
Trifluoperazine
5-1000
7.9
17.5
Diltiazem
1-1000
10.1
10.2
Metaprolol
5-1000
10.0
8.5
Verapamil
5-1000
8.7
9.2
Doxylamine
1-1000
14.4
11.7
Hydroxyzine
1-1000
17.9
14.0
Conclusion
An efficient (9 minute), sensitive (LOQ of 1-50 ng/mL),
and precise LC-MS/MS method using TurboFlow tech-
nology was developed for the quantitation of 30 drugs
in human urine. In clinical research, TurboFlow technol-
ogy simplifies sample preparation and improves method
robustness and sensitivity.