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ArticleDrug testing and analysis2025

LC-MS/MS quantification of olanzapine in hair after alkaline digestion.

Zeynep Turkmen, Zeynep Arslan, Merve Oka, Murat Yayla, Isil Bavunoglu

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Zeynep TurkmenDepartment of Science, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-7520
Zeynep ArslanDepartment of Science, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-6156
Merve OkaDepartment of Science, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-7348
Murat YaylaDepartment of Science, Institute of Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3683-945X
Isil BavunogluDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5146-2254

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Scientific Research Fund (BAP) of Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Turkey
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Abstract

Olanzapine (OLZ), a second-generation antipsychotic drug, is effective in the treatment of acute psychosis, schizophrenia, agitation, bipolar mania, and other psychiatric problems. Antipsychotics are prescribed drugs, which lead the drug abuser to illegal methods of access. This behavior also demonstrates the association of OLZ with criminal involvement, commonly observed at forensic crime scenes. The acute toxicity and even death resulting from OLZ exposure have been highlighted in numerous studies. Therefore, developing analytical techniques to detect OLZ is essential for forensic toxicology. This study aimed to develop a specific and reliable LC-MS/MS method for OLZ detection and quantification in hair samples. The method was validated in terms of selectivity, linearity, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), trueness, precision, and uncertainty. The range of linearity was between 0.1-100 ng/mg, with LOD and LOQ values established at 0.036 ng/mg and 0.1 ng/mg, respectively. All validation results are within acceptable parameters. The validated method has been applied to authentic hair samples. The variation of OLZ concentrations in 12 hair segments (2 from Case 1 and 10 from Case 2) from two drug-positive patients, ranging from 0.131 to 0.460 ng/mg, is presented in this study. Although several studies have been conducted to determine OLZ in hair samples using segmental analysis via hair solubilization, this study is the first to determine OLZ in hair samples after "digestion" with comparative parameters prior to chromatographic analysis.

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Antipsychotic AgentsBenzodiazepinesHairOlanzapineTandem Mass SpectrometryChromatography, LiquidForensic ToxicologyHumansLimit of DetectionLiquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryReproducibility of ResultsSubstance Abuse DetectionAntipsychotic AgentsBenzodiazepinesOlanzapinedrug abusedrug‐related crimesforensic toxicologysecond‐generation antipsychotics

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PMID38840461
PMCPMC11922687

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