A simplified, reagentless method for the determination of paracetamol (0-2 mM) in plasma is described, based on the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol. The technique has been adapted for assay in biological fluids by the use of a permselective cellulose acetate membrane, and an outer diffusion-limiting, microporous polycarbonate membrane treated with dimethyldichlorosilane to impart biocompatibility. The results obtained agreed well with those obtained by a routine enzymic method. The limit of detection is 0.1 mM paracetamol; a range of other drugs was generally without effect.