LC Determination of Helicidum in Beagle Dog Plasma: Study on the Pharmacokinetics of Helicidum Orally Disintegrating Tablets Compared to Conventional Tablets

A sensitive and reproducible liquid chromatographic method with UV detection was described for the determination of helicidum in beagle dog plasma. Sample preparation was accomplished through protein precipitation with 15% perchloric acid and chromatographic separation was performed on a reversed phase C₁₈ column at 30 °C. Mobile phase consisted of a mixture of acetonitrile–water at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min^?1. Wavelength was set at 270 nm. The method was applied to a pharmacokinetic study of two formulations of helicidum. No statistical difference in the t _1/2 (AUC_0–5, AUC_0–∞) between the two formulations were observed. The t _max of helicidum ODTs is significantly shorter than that of conventional tablets (0.84 h vs. 1.33 h, P< 0.05).