Implementation of a cost-effective HPLC/UV-approach for medical routine quantification of donepezil in human serum.

A novel, simple, specific and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay for the detection and quantification of donepezil in serum of demented patients has been developed and validated. The analytical procedure involves an offline serum preextraction using solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges (Oasis® HLB, Waters Co). The chromatographic analyses were performed on a Dionex HPLC system with a Phenomenex Luna Phenyl-Hexyl analytical column, and a mobile phase with the two components 0.