A sensitive, specific and rapid liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of candesartan in human plasma. Analyte was separated from endogenous components present in plasma by solid phase extraction. Chromatographic separation was performed on Gemini C18 analytical column using mobile phase acetonitrile – 5 mM ammonium formate pH 2 (90:10, v/v) at flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. For detection, tandem mass spectrometry in SRM mode with positive electrospray ionization was used. The mass transitions m/z 441.1 > 263.1 and 445.1 > 267.1 were used to determine candesartan by using candesartan-d4 as an internal standard. After development, the method was validated according to the requirements of EMA regulatory guidelines in the concentration range 1 - 400 ng/ml in human plasma. Limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 1 ng/ml. The developed and validated method proved to be very fast and reproducible and was therefore successfully implemented in pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence studies with large number of study samples. Za določevanje kandesartana v humani plazmi smo razvili in validirali LC-MS/MS metodo in dokazali, da je selektivna, občutljiva in ponovljiva. Za pripravo plazemskih vzorcev smo uporabili ekstrakcijo na trdni fazi. Za kromatografsko separacijo smo uporabili kolono Gemini C18 z mobilno fazo acetonitril – 5 mM amonijev formiat (90:10, v/v) pri pretoku 0,3 ml/min. Za detekcijo smo uporabili tandemsko masno spektrometrijo v SRM načinu z uporabo pozitivne ionizacije z elektro razprševanjem. Uporabljeni so bili masni prehodi: za kandesartan m/z 443,1 > 263,1 in za kandesartan-d4 kot interni standard 445,5 > 267,1. Po končanem razvoju smo metodo validirali v koncentracijskem območju 1–400 ng/ml v vzorcih humane plazme. Spodnja meja kvantitativne določitve je bila 1 ng/ml. Razvita in validirana metoda se je izkazala za zelo učinkovito pri farmakokinetičnih študijah.