To 1 mL of blood add 1-2 mL of ice cold acetonitrile (dropwise) while mixing. Continue mixing for a further 1 minute. Centrifuge, and add internal standard. Transfer organic phase to a clean glass tube and evaporate to approximately 200 uL. Assuming a pKa of 8. Dillute with buffer pH 6. Load on a benzenesulfonic acid SPE column at 1 ml per minute. Elute with solvent adjustd to pH 11 at 1 ml per minute.