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A high-pressure liquid chromatographic technique was developed which allowed concurrent measurement of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and salicylic acid (SA) in plasma. ASA was extensively deacetylated to SA not only in vivo but also in vitro, even in frozen plasma. The in vitro conversion could be prevented by physostigmine. In vivo, ASA was eliminated within few hours, whereas SA was continuously present following daily administration of conventional doses of ASA. A slight modification of a similar method, originally developed for naproxen determination [9], was found appropriate for measurement of the SA derivative diflunisal, of two non-SA antiinflammatory agents, indomethacin and indoprofen, and of a related anti-platelet agent, indobufen.
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Wåhlin-Boll, E., Brantmark, B., Hanson, A. et al. High-pressure liquid chromatographic determination of acetylsalicylic acid, salicylic acid, diflunisal, indomethacin, indoprofen and indobufen. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 20, 375–378 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00615408
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