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The interaction of diflunisal and naproxen with several surfactants was studied. Spectrofluorimetric methods were developed for the determination of both drugs in sodium dodecylsulfate micellar medium. The mixture of these drugs was resolved by synchronous fluorescence spectrometry using two scans. At Δλ = 20 nm, only naproxen yields a detectable signal that is unaffected by the presence of diflunisal. At Δλ = 110 nm the signal of diflunisal is not influenced by the presence of an up to 3-fold excess of naproxen. Mixtures containing naproxen/ diflunisal in ratios from 50:1 to 1:50 were analyzed with good results. The linear calibration ranges of both drugs were ca 0.02–2.0 μg mL–1. The method has satisfactorily been applied to a mixture of both drugs in serum.
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Received: 7 October 1997 / Revised: 3 December 1997 / Accepted: 7 December 1997
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Pérez-Ruiz, T., Martínez Lozano, C., Tomás, V. et al. Sensitive synchronous spectrofluorimetric methods for the determination of naproxen and diflunisal in serum. Fresenius J Anal Chem 361, 492–495 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050931
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050931