A selective dopamine D1 antagonist, SCH 23390, is routinely labelled with C-11 at our institution for use in imaging dopamine D1 receptors in primate brain using positron emission tomography.However, little is known about the metabolism of this compound. In this report, a method is presented for the HPLC characterization of SCH 23390 and its possible metabolites in blood using a liquid-solid extraction technique. This procedure was applied to the analysis of blood samples collected at time intervals from rhesus monkeys after the injection of C-11-SCH 23390. About 4 minutes after injection, polar metabolite(s) were found in the circulation. However, the amounts detected would not be expected to interfere with the analysis of brain PET scans.