Simple gas-liquid chromatographic method for confirming the presence of alkaloids in urine.

by four technologists), the coefficient of variation was 5.5% (93.6 mg/dl ± 5.0 SD). We have used the method successfully, without technical difficulties. The advantages: the method is colorimetnc and requires no special equipment; although manual, it is rapid, and 30 to 40 specimens can be processed in 3 h; it is reproducible and the results compare well to those obtained by other Hantzsch condensation methods; and the reagents are stable.