Determination of carvedilol in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography

A sensitive and selective liquid chromatographic method for the determination of carvedilol in human plasma was developed and validated. Analytes were separated on a XTerra C18 column with acetonitrile-methanol-30 mM KH$_2$PO$_4$ (pH 2.5) (20 : 20 : 60, v/v/v), as mobile phase. One mL plasma were pipetted into glass tubes and spiked with 0.05 mL of internal standard solution. After adding 7 mL of diethyl ether, the plasma sample was then shacked for 15 min. A centrifuged upper layer was back-extracted with 150 uL of 0.05 M sulfuric acid. (omitted)