Table 4.
Mean stability recoveries of the HCQ, DCQ, BDCQ and DHCQ at different storage conditions in blood.
| % Stability recoveries (Mean ± SD)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyte | Freeze-thaw (−80 ± 5 °C after three cycle) | Long-term (−80 ± 5 C, 60 days) | Auto-sampler (4 C, 36 hrs) | Bench-top (20 °C 8 hrs) |
| HCQ | 90.7 ± 4.2 | 91.4 ± 7.8 | 103.4 ± 8.6 | 107.3 ± 7.8 |
| DCQ | 95.2 ± 6.5 | 96.2 ± 10.5 | 98.5 ± 9.6 | 10.3.5 ± 8.7 |
| BDCQ | 105.3 ± 4.3 | 103.4 ± 11.2 | 107.2 ± 10.7 | 109.4 ± 1.6 |
| DHCQ | 107.2 ± 7.9 | 95.4 ± 8.7 | 103.5 ± 7.8 | 102.2 ± 8.8 |