Skellern G G, Meier J, Knight B I, Whiting B
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1978 Jun;5(6):483-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1978.tb01661.x.
1 A high pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay has been developed for the measurement of chlordiazepoxide and its metabolites, N-desmethylchlordiazepoxide and demoxepam in microgram concentrations in human plasma. 2 Another metabolite was detected in appreciable amounts in the plasma from patients receiving high doses of chlordiazepoxide after the first 3 days of treatment. 3 Preliminary studies would indicate that this metabolite is N-desmethyldiazepam. 4 A modified HPLC system, using a microparticulate column was developed to separate N-desmethyldiazepam from chlordiazepoxide and its other metabolites in plasma.