Simultaneous thin-layer chromatography-densitometric analysis of sibutramine and citalopram

Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2011 Jul-Sep;53(3):65-7. doi: 10.2478/v10153-011-0059-9.

Abstract

Due the presence of sibutramine and citalopram in a number of drugs, neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitors. Sibutramine reduces the reuptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine; citalopram is an antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. The thin-layer chromatography-densitometric behavior of some centrally acting serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been studied. The proposed analytical method is suitable for qualitative and quantitative analysis of sibutramine and citalopram.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / analysis*
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer / methods*
  • Citalopram / analysis*
  • Cyclobutanes / analysis*
  • Densitometry / methods*

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Cyclobutanes
  • Citalopram
  • sibutramine