Review of Analytical Methods for Identification and Determination of PHEs and Tricyclic Antidepressants

Abstract

A critical review of analytical methods for identification and determination of some phenothiazine derivatives and tricyclic antidepressants in a variety of materials is presented. The methods have been divided into five groups accordingly to the applied analytical techniques: spectrometric, chromatographic, immunoassay, electrochemical, and capillary electrophoretic. The review is based on a survey of chemical and toxicological literature covering the articles mainly from 2000 until now. A brief description of physicochemical properties of the compounds of interest has been also presented.