Abstract:Background: The increasing prevalence of poisoning cases related to antidepressants and antipsychotics has raised concerns. Methods: To address this issue, a new adaptation of the dried plasma spot technique was developed using a 24-well plate and fast gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The method involves the optimization of extraction variables and sample preparation, and was successfully validated. Results: The limits of quantitation ranged from 20 to 60 ng/ml, and accuracy ranged from 87.8% to 112.2%. T… Show more
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