Abstract:Objective: To establish a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method for determining the concentration of amlodipine besylate in human plasma and to evaluate the bioequivalence of 2 kinds of amlodipine besylate tablets. Methods: Twenty healthy male volunteers were enrolled into a single crossover study. A single dose of the suspension equivalent to 10 mg amlodipine besylate or a reference preparation was given in a crossover way. The plasma concentrations of amlodipine besylate were determined by LC-MS method in the volunteers at different time points; the pharmacokinetic parameters and relative bioavailability were calculated and the bioequivalence of the 2 preparations were evaluated. Results: The pharrnacokinetic parameters for experimental and the reference preparations were: Cmax (6. 21 ± 1. 88) vs( 6. 03 ± 1. 08) ng/ml; AUC0-120(250. 68±52. 61) vs (246.14±52.11) ng h/ml; Tmax(6.0±2.3) vs (6. 1± 2.5) h; t1/2(40.45±6.68) vs (43.74±9.05) h, respectively. The linear range of the present method was 0. 1-20. 0 ng/ml; the lowest detectable concentration of amlodipine besylate was 0.1 ng/ml. There was no significant difference in pharmacokinetic parameters between the 2 tablets. Conclusion: The present method is simple to use, fast, and accurate. The 2 preparations of amlodipine besylate are bioequivalent.[