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  • 1
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    European journal of nutrition 24 (1985), S. 113-119 
    ISSN: 1436-6215
    Keywords: Chloramphenicol ; pharmacokinetics ; residue ; pig
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Residues of Chloramphenicol (CAP) were examined in 24 pigs after intramuscular injection of 30 mg CAP/kg body weight. Two pigs were slaughtered after 3, 6, 12,18, 24, 36 hours, 2, 3, 6, 10, 21 and 30 days, respectively. CAP-concentrations were determined in muscle, blood, urine, liver, kidney, bile, and fat. Methods used were gas-liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay. Detection limits reached were 1−5 ppb. The concentration-time curves obtained reflected a long elimination phase and allowed only calculation of this half-life. Elimination half-life was estimated to be for muscle, blood and urine 160–170 hours, for kidney 310 and for bile 250 hours. Significant correlations were found to exist between CAP-concentrations in plasma and muscle. It appears that blood would be a good body fluid for monitoring CAP-residues in tissue.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Zur Untersuchung des Rückstandsverhaltens von Chloramphenicol (CAP) wurden 24 Mastschweine, 24–28 Wochen alt, intramuskulär mit 30 mg CAP/kg Körpergewicht behandelt und je 2 Tiere nach 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 Stunden, 2, 3, 6, 10, 21 und 30 Tagen geschlachtet. Die CAP-Gehalte in Muskulatur, Blut, Urin, Leber, Niere, Galle und Fett wurden gaschromatographisch und radioimmunologisch bestimmt. Die Nachweisgrenze beider Methoden liegt in Abhängigkeit von der Matrix zwischen 1 und 5 ppb. Die erhaltenen Kinetiken weisen eine terminale Elimination auf, deren Halbwertszeiten für Muskulatur, Blut und Urin ca. 160–170 Stunden, für Niere 310 Stunden und für Galle 250 Stunden betragen. Die CAP-Konzentration in Muskulatur und Blut weisen eine signifikante, lineare Korrelation auf. Blutuntersuchungen könnten deshalb als Screening-Methode bei umfangreichen Rückstandskontrollen eingesetzt werden.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Keywords: Interferon ; immunomodulator ; catabolism ; pharmacokinetics ; administration routes
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary When human recombinant interferon-α2 diluted in saline was injected s.c. into rabbits, the total amount recovered in thoracic lymph was less than 0.4%. Recoveries increased from 2- to 8-fold if interferon was injected in 4% albumin or with hyaluronidase, respectively. Albumin added to interferon acts as an interstitial fluid expander, thus favoring interferon absorption through lymphatics rather than blood capillaries. This strategy may increase the therapeutic index of interferon.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1986), S. 721-723 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: domperidone ; levodopa ; pharmacokinetics
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The effect of simultaneous oral administration of 20, 40, or 80 mg domperidone on the pharmacokinetics of an oral 500 mg dose of levodopa was studied in eight normal women. No significant differences in maximum plasma levodopa concentration, the time of its attainment, or the area under the plasma levodopa concentration versus time profile occurred. Domperidone significantly reduced the incidence of adverse gastrointestinal effects due to levodopa administration.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 155-163 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: hypertension ; verapamil ; norverapamil ; pharmacokinetics ; dosing frequency
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Twelve hypertensive patients (WHO Stage I-II) were given oral verapamil (Isoptin) b.d. or t.d.s. as long-term treatment. The pharmacokinetics of verapamil and norverapamil were studied both after single and b.d. and t.d.s. doses of verapamil 240, 360 or 480 mg daily adjusted according to the blood pressure response. The apparent oral clearance of verapamil was decreased after both the twice and thrice daily dosage regimens (1.38 and 1.841/min, respectively) as compared to the single dose (4.39 l/min). The plasma half-life of verapamil was increased from 3.34 h (single dose) to 4.65 h (b.i.d.). Decreased elimination of norverapamil was also found after multiple doses of verapamil, as shown by an increase in the adjusted AUC of norverapamil (adjusted to a verapamil dose of 80 mg), namely from 574.9 h·ng·ml−1 (single dose) to 1172 h·ng·ml−1 (b.d.) and to 841 h·ng·ml−1 (t.d.s.). The plasma half-life of norverapamil increase from 5.68 h to 7.34 h during twice daily dosing. During thrice daily verapamil, no increase in plasma half-life was found either for verapamil or norverapamil, probably due to the relatively short sampling time (6 h). The plasma concentration of verapamil and the reduction in supine systolic and diastolic blood pressure were correlated. The mean decrease in supine systolic blood pressure was 5.8 mm Hg per 100 ng verapamil/ml plasma, and for diastolic pressure 2.9 mm Hg per 100 ng verapamil/ml plasma. The mean steadystate plasma concentrations of verapamil were similar after twice and thrice daily dosing regimens, which agrees with the clinical observation that blood pressure control in hypertensive patients is as good after verapamil b.d. and t.d.s.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 285-290 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: imipramine ; ranitidine ; cimetidine ; pharmacokinetics ; metabolism ; healthy volunteers
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetic characteristics of imipramine were studied after a single, oral, 100 mg dose was taken by 12 healthy male subjects following 3 days of pretreatment with placebo, cimetidine (300 mg every 6 h), and ranitidine (150 mg every 12 h) in a randomized, double blind, crossover trial. After each imipramine dose plasma samples were collected for 72 h and assayed for imipramine, desipramine, 2-hydroxyimipramine and 2-hydroxydesipramine by HPLC. Cimetidine preadministration statistically prolonged imipramine t1/2 compared to ranitidine (22.7 vs. 13.0 h) or placebo (10.8 h). Mean imipramine area under the curve (AUC) following cimetidine pretreatment was more than double that following placebo (2.633 vs. 0.966 µg·h·ml−1) or ranitidine (1.14 µg·h·ml−1) pretreatment. Imipramine apparent oral clearance was reduced in all 12 subjects after cimetidine. Compared to ranitidine or placebo, cimetidine pretreatment was associated with an increased imipramine/desipramine AUC ratio, suggesting cimetidine-induced impairment of demethylation of imipramine. Ranitidine was not observed to alter imipramine pharmacokinetics.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 299-302 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: femoxetine ; cimetidine ; pharmacokinetics ; drug interaction ; healthy volunteers
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The possibility of a pharmacokinetic interaction between femoxetine and cimetidine has been evaluated in 8 healthy volunteers. Two volunteers received single doses of femoxetine, and 6 were given multiple doses of femoxetine for 7 days with and without concurrent cimetidine. No influence of cimetidine was observed on the kinetics of single doses of femoxetine, but after multiple doses the plasma concentration of femoxetine was significantly increased. Similarly, the AUC at steady state tended to be increased, but not to a significant extent. Concurrent cimetidine did not cause a reduction in the AUC of the active desmethyl metabolite. It is recommended that femoxetine is given in reduced doses (e.g. 400 mg) when administered with cimetidine.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 307-311 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: pirazolac ; rheumatoid arthritis ; transsynovial distribution ; synovial fluid drug level ; pharmacokinetics ; protein binding
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Following a washout period of 7 days, twenty-one patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and 3 from osteo-arthritis, who all required articular puncture were given a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug pirazolac 450 mg b.d. for 7 days. After discontinuation of the treatment the subjects were divided into 4 groups each of 6 patients. The non protein bound fraction of pirazolac in synovial fluid (0.86%) was significantly higher than that in plasma (0.53%). The average pirazolac concentration in plasma within the dosing interval fluctuated between 30.9 µg/ml and 59 µg/ml, and in synovial fluid between 16.6 µg/ml and 29.9 µg/ml. The half-life of pirazolac calculated from the measured and interpolated data from all patients was 30.9 h in plasma and 66.2 h in synovial fluid. The absolute free concentrations in plasma and synovial fluid (approx. 250 ng/ml) were in the range of the IC50-values for inhibition of cyclooxygenase in mouse peritoneal macrophages.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 327-331 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: ceftazidime ; cholecystectomy ; pharmacokinetics ; biliary tree tissue level
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary After administration of ceftazidime as a 1 g i.v. bolus injection, its concentration was measured by HPLC at frequent intervals in serum, bile and tissue from different parts of the biliary tract in 32 patients undergoing operation for biliary tract disease. In bile from the functioning gallbladder and common bile duct, a high concentration of ceftazidime was found, mean 18.5 and 26.6 mg/l, respectively. In bile from the non-functioning gallbladder, a very low concentration was found (〈1.5 mg/l). Ceftazidime in the gallbladder wall varied considerably with the type and degree of inflammation judged histologically; the mean level was 21.3 mg/kg. The elimination half-life of ceftazidime was 1.74 h, apparent volume of distribution 20.01 and total plasma clearance 133 ml/min. In bile from T-tube specimens a high concentration was found, the mean peak values being 27.2 mg/l. However, biliary excretion of the drug was low at less than 0.5% of the administered dose. These concentrations of ceftazidime were sufficient to inhibit the in-vitro growth of pathogens, namely theEnterobacteriaecae commonly responsible for biliary tract infection.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 351-353 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: digoxin ; diltiazem ; interaction ; pharmacokinetics
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of digoxin were studied before and after a 2 week course of diltiazem, 30 mg four times daily, in 7 healthy volunteers. Each subject received an IV dose of digoxin before starting diltiazem and again on day 15 of the study. Diltiazem was continued until all sera and urine were collected. During the control and diltiazem phases, respectively, the terminal elimination rate constants were 0.0231±0.007 h−1 and 0.0254±0.007 h−1, the volumes of distribution were 10.5±3.95 l/kg and 10.2±3.26 l/kg, and the total body clearances were 3.72±0.78 ml·min−1·kg−1 and 4.09±0.94 ml·min−1·kg−1. None of these pharmacokinetic parameters of digoxin were significantly different before or during diltiazem administration. Overall, there does not appear to be an interaction between digoxin and diltiazem.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 215-219 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: penbutolol ; renal impairment ; beta-adrenoceptor blocking agents ; metabolism ; hypertension ; pharmacokinetics
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of penbutolol, its 4-hydroxylated metabolite and of their conjugates was studied in hypertensive patients with various degrees of renal impairment. A single oral dose of penbutolol 40 mg, was rapidly absorbed after a lag-time of 0.34 h. Its plasma concentration reached a maximum after 0.84 h and then declined bi-exponentially, with an apparent elimination half-life of 21.8 h. The hydroxylation of penbutolol was negligible and conjugation was of major importance for its elimination. Consequently, the kinetics of unchanged penbutolol were not altered by renal impairment. The 48 h-urinary excretion of penbutolol and its metabolites reached 13–14% of the administered dose, which is consistent with extensive metabolism of the drug. After treatment for 30 days with penbutolol 40 mg/d there was no accumulation of the parent drug but the concentration of its conjugates was increased. It is concluded that the dose of penbutolol need not be changed in patients with mild renal insufficiency, 4-hydroxypenbutolol is unlikely to participate in the anti-hypertensive effect of the drug, due to its low concentrations, and biotransformation of penbutolol may be enhanced during chronic treatment.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 221-224 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: fenfluramine ; norfenfluramine ; isomers ; pharmacokinetics ; healthy volunteers ; chronic treatment
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The kinetics of accumulation and elimination of d- and l-fenfluramine (F) and norfenfluramine (NF) have been studied in 8 young healthy volunteers given daily doses of 60 mg of sugar-coated tablets of 20 mg dl-F hydrochloride (dl-F) t.i.d. and capsules of 15 mg d-F hydrochloride (d-F) b.i.d. for 15 days. Repeated doses of d-F plus l-F gave the same values for the parameters measured as did d-F administered alone. Steady-state concentrations of all compounds were achieved within 4–8 days. The predicted mean steady-state concentrations of d-F and elimination half-lives calculated from the results of a previous single dose study were similar to those measured at steady state in this study, confirming the lack of effect of the drug on hepatic microsomal enzymes and on kinetics after repeated dosing. d-NF concentrations were approximately half those of the parent drug and the half-life was almost twice as long. Steady state concentrations both of L-f and l-NF were consistently about 40–50% higher than of the d-isomers and there was a comparable in the half-life.
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  • 12
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: metaclazepam ; benzodiazepines ; (KC-2547) ; N-desmethyl-methaclazepam KC-3755) ; pharmacokinetics ; old and young volunteers ; side-effects ; age effect
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary A single-centre, open, Phase I-study comparison of the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of metaclazepam 10 mg, a new 1,4-benzodiazepine has been done in 10 older and 20 younger volunteers. No important age-related effect was found on the kinetics of metaclazepam or its N-desmethyl derivative, the principal metabolite in man.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 235-239 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: amoxycillin ; clavulanic acid ; pharmacokinetics ; side-effects ; paediatric formulation
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary A combination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid 4:1 was administered to 35 children (aged 2 to 10 years) with infections. The combination was administered orally as a suspension, every 8 h for 5 to 7 days. Sixteen children (aged 2 to 5 years), received 125 mg amoxycillin and 31.25 mg clavulanic acid, and 19 (6 to 10 years) received 250 mg amoxycillin and 62.5 mg clavulanic acid per dose. Following the first dose serum concentrations of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid were determined by microbiological assay. In the younger group receiving the lower dosage (mean: amoxycillin 9.11 mg/kg and clavulanic acid 2.34 mg/kg), the mean peak concentration of amoxycillin was 3.5 mg/l and of clavulanic acid 1.2 mg/l, occurring 1.32 h and 1.39 h, respectively, after administration. In the older group receiving the higher dosage (mean: amoxycillin 12.35 mg/kg and clavulanic acid 3.14 mg/kg) the mean peak serum level of amoxycillin was 4.0 mg/l and of clavulanic acid 1.3 mg/l, occurring 1.43 h and 1.23 h, respectively, after administration. The higher dose per kilogram body weight resulted in a higher peak serum concentration both of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid. The formulation was well tolerated by all the children and no serious side-effects were recorded. Treatment was considered clinically effective in all cases.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 375-377 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: bevantolol ; pharmacokinetics ; beta-blocking drugs
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of the new beta-adrenoceptor blocking drug bevantolol and some aspects of its beta-blocking effect have been studied in healthy volunteers. Bevantolol had a short serum half-life (86±33 min) and high systemic availability after oral administration. The observed changes in heart rate, systolic blood pressure during excercise and plasma renin activity were all compatible with beta-adrenoceptor blockade. After 200 mg p.o. in the morning, the effects lasted for less than 24 h.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 407-416 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: malotilate ; cirrhosis ; bioavailability ; liver fibrosis ; metabolite kinetics ; pharmacokinetics ; portal-systemic shunting ; urinary metabolites
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Malotilate, a sulphur-containing compound with antifibrotic and hepatoprotective properties in several animal models, has been investigated in cirrhotic patients. Nine patients with cirrhosis of various aetiologies and severity, and 4 healthy volunteers, participated in a pharmacokinetic study. After a single dose of 500 mg malotilate p.o. peak malotilate plasma concentration measured by GC-MS was 35 times higher in patients (median 0.70 µg/ml) than in controls (median 0.019 µg/ml). The median apparent oral clearance was approximately 50 times lower in cirrhotics (median 2.2l/min) than in healthy volunteers (118l/min). The apparent oral clearance was significantly correlated with indicators of portalsystemic shunting, such as the 2-h postprandial serum bile acids and the bioavailability of oral nitroglycerine. Urinary output of the glucuronidated metabolite-(M3), measured by HPLC, was normal in patients, whereas recovery of metabolite-M6 (resulting from ring opening and loss of sulphur) was reduced. Six patients in an open 6-month trial received malotilate 200 mg t.i.d. for 2 months and 400 mg t.i.d. for 4 months. The thrombocyte count increased and serum ferritin level fell in all patients, and serum cholinesterase rose and IgA decreased in 5 of 6. The other indicators of liver function did not show a significant change. Dry skin was the only possible adverse effect. It is concluded that first-pass elimination of malotilate is dramatically reduced in cirrhotics, and that a smaller amount of the drug reaches the liver in such patients. Malotilate was well tolerated, even in patients with advanced disease.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 433-438 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: fluocortolone ; pharmacokinetics ; adrenal suppression ; cortisol suppression
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of fluocortolone and its effect on plasma cortisol levels are described after oral administration of 20, 50 and 100 mg to 9 healthy adults. The concentrations of fluocortolone and cortisol in plasma were measured simultaneously by HPLC with UV detection. Fluocortolone was rapidly absorbed after all doses, giving the maximum plasma level after 1.4–2.1 h. After ingestion of 20, 50 and 100 mg, the peak levels were 199, 419 and 812 ng/ml, respectively. The maximum plasma levels and areas under the plasma level-time curves increased in proportion to the dose. Post-maximum plasma levels declined monoexponentially with a half-life of 1.76 h. Plasma half-life (t1/2=1.76 h), volume of distribution (1.03 l/kg) and oral clearance (6.9 ml/min/kg) were independent of the dose. The intensity and duration of adrenal suppression was dose dependent. Maximum suppression was observed 8 hours after fluocortolone. Clearcut suppression of cortisol levels after 24 hours was only seen following 100 mg fluocortolone.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 445-451 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: ceftriaxone ; cholecystectomy ; cephalosporins ; biliary excretion ; T-drain bile ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Three groups of patients with biliary tract disease treated by cholecystectomy were given ceftriaxone. In Group 1 single doses of 150 mg and 1500 mg were given on Days 1 and 5 after cholecystectomy. In Group 2 2 g was given daily for 6 days and the cholecystectomy was on Day 2. Patients in Group 3 received 2 g every 12 h for 3 to 5 doses before cholecystectomy. Plasma samples, urine and T-drain bile were collected at various times from Groups 1 and 2 patients. Gallbladder bile and plasma were collected from Group 3 patients at the time of cholecystectomy. The mean (±SEM) T-drain bile-to-plasma concentration ratio of ceftriaxone in Groups 1 and 2 was 6.7±0.92. The mean (±SEM) gallbladder bile-to-plasma concentration ratio was 33±4.2. No clinically significant differences were detected between the kinetics of ceftriaxone in the cholecystectomy patients compared to normal volunteers. The usual dosage of ceftriaxone appeared adequate for prophylaxis or treatment of biliary tract infection by susceptible organisms.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 453-456 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: methotrexate ; psoriasis ; pharmacokinetics ; p.o. ; i.m. administration ; methotrexate steady-state ; erythrocyte concentration
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    Notes: Summary Methotrexate (MTX) concentrations in erythrocytes in 32 psoriatics treated weekly with MTX p.o. or i.m. have been studied. When treatment had been constant for at least 5 weeks, there was only small variation in erythrocyte MTX (ery-MTX) in the week between two courses of treatment. The ery-MTX was correlated with the weekly dose of MTX. For patients treated with MTX i.m.r=0.87, and in patients given divided oral dosesr was 0.68. There was no difference in ery-MTX between the two routes of administration. No correlation was observed between ery-MTX and the total MTX dose or the length of treatment. During constant MTX administration small variations in ery-MTX were observed. Small changes in the weekly dose of MTX resulted in marked changes in ery-MTX in 4 of the 5 patients studied.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 323-329 
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    Keywords: lignocaine ; pharmacokinetics ; proteinbinding ; indocyanine green ; ageing
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    Notes: Summary Single dose studies were performed in six young and six elderly nonsmokers using lignocaine as a model drug with high intrinsic clearance. Subjects received lignocaine 250 mg orally and 50 mg intravenously in random order and drug concentrations in blood and plasma were measured for up to 8 h after dose. Protein binding was estimated at 37 °C by equilibrium dialysis. Indocyanine green kinetics were also calculated in each individual following 0.15 mg/kg intravenously. Bioavailability of lignocaine was greater in the elderly but there was no apparent difference in the rate of absorption. Intrinsic clearance of lignocaine was lower in the aged. Elimination half-life was longer in the elderly but there was no significant difference in apparent volume of distribution or systemic clearance of lignocaine. Plasma clearance of indocyanine green showed no correlation with systemic lignocaine clearance and was lower in the aged subjects. Blood/plasma lignocaine ratio was less than unity in both groups. Binding of lignocaine to plasma proteins showed concentration-dependence and was higher in the geriatric group. Maximum binding capacity of lignocaine was greater in the elderly but the binding affinity did not significantly change with age. Greater oral bioavailability of drugs like lignocaine may produce higher plasma concentrations in the elderly. Unlike indocyanine green, the systemic clearance of lignocaine was unaltered by age in this group of non-smokers. The protein-binding of lignocaine, like many other basic drugs, is increased in elderly subjects.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 345-349 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: pefloxacin ; renal insufficiency ; pharmacokinetics ; haemodialysis
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of pefloxacin has been studied after a single intravenous infusion of 8 mg·kg−1 in 15 male patients with various degrees of renal failure. No difference in distribution or elimination of the drug was observed between patients with mild or severe renal impairment. The mean volume of distribution (Vd area) and the mean plasma clearance were 2.03l·kg−1 and 121.3 ml·min−1, respectively. The mean apparent elimination half-life was 13.5 h. These values are close to those observed in healthy subjects. No accumulation of the active N-desmethylmetabolite was observed in cases of severe failure as compared to mild impairment; its apparent elimination half-life was about twice that of the parent drug. The efficacy of a 4 h haemodialysis in 6 additional anuric subjects done to remove pefloxacin from the body was poor.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 499-501 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: clometacin ; prostaglandin ; renal excretion ; plasma renin activity ; pharmacokinetics ; non steroidal antiinflammatory agents ; cyclooxygenase inhibitor
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    Notes: Summary In 6 healthy subjects the effect of clometacin on renal function, sodium and water excretion, plasma renin activity and urinary excretion of prostaglandins has been studied. After four days of treatment with clometacin, the excretion of urinary prostaglandins E2, F2 α and 6 keto F1 α and thromboxane B2 were reduced by 61.2, 41.2, 59 and 42%, respectively. 62% reduction in plasma renin activity was also observed. There was no significant change in mean blood pressure, heart rate, body weight, creatinine clearance or urinary excretion of sodium. It is concluded that clometacin is an efficient cyclooxygenase inhibitor in healthy individuals with a normal sodium intake, and that caution is required when giving clometacin to patients at risk of developing renal failure during treatment with a cyclooxygenase inhibitor.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 527-533 
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    Keywords: digoxin intoxication ; antibody treatment ; pharmacokinetics ; clearance ; distribution volume
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    Notes: Summary 17 patients with severe digoxin intoxication were successfully treated with 320 to 480 mg Fab fragments of digoxin-specific IgG from sheep. The infusion period ranged between 0.5 and 7 h. Serum and urine concentrations of digoxin bound to Fab fragments, and in 11 cases unbound Fab fragments in serum, were determined during and after the infusion. The renal clearance of bound digoxin and therefore of the antibody was 13.6 ml/min. The median extrarenal clearance of the Fab fragments was 10.9 ml/min. The half-life of the serum concentrations starting at 12 h was 14.3 h, and the value was increased to 25.4 h when regression began at 24 h; the corresponding apparent distribution volumes were 25.9 and 541. These figures exceed the volume of the extracellular space and suggest intracellular penetration of the Fab fragments. The dosage of the antibody should be sufficiently high to bind digoxin in the most severe cases of poisoning. The maximum serum concentrations of bound antibody were 30 mg/l after 3 h and 20 mg/l after 5 h. A loading dose of 160 mg followed by an infusion of 0.5 mg/min was sufficient to absorb digoxin re-diffusing into the serum during the first 8 h. In some cases free digoxin reappeared in the serum 8–12 h after beginning the treatment. This might be prevented by infusing a further ampoule at a rate of 0.1 mg/min or less.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 395-399 
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    Keywords: Ro 31-1118 ; cardioselectivity ; hypertension ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Five patients with mild hypertension were given single oral doses of Ro 31-1118 (10, 20, 40, and 80 mg) and placebo in a randomized, double-blind, within-patient study. Plasma concentrations of Ro 31-1118 and supine, standing, exercise, and post-exercise heart rates and blood pressures were measured before and at regular intervals after drug administration. The pharmacokinetic data were consistent with a one-compartment model with first-order absorption and a variable time lag. Peak plasma concentrations and area under curve were linearly related to dose, whereas time to peak concentration, half-time, clearance and apparent volume of distribution were dose-independent. There was a reduction in exercise and post-exercise heart rate of approximately 10% after 10 mg and 20 mg Ro 31-1118, and of approximately 15% after 40 mg and 80 mg. At all doses standing systolic blood pressure was reduced by approximately 5%. A similar fall was seen in exercise and post-exercise systolic blood pressures. There was no substantial effect of Ro 31-1118 on supine or standing heart rates nor on diastolic blood pressure. No adverse effects were reported. It is concluded that Ro 31-1118 has linear pharmacokinetics over the dose range 10–80 mg, and has a weak antihypertensive effect when administered in single doses to patients with mild hypertension.
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    Keywords: amiodarone ; desethylamiodarone ; iodine ; pharmacokinetics ; thyroid function ; toxicity
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    Notes: Summary In 23 patients treated with the iodine-containing antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone, the plasma concentrations of amiodarone, desethylamiodarone and iodine have been studied. Besides amiodarone and desethylamiodarone, a pool of iodine-containing substances, NANDAI (non-amiodarone-, non-desethylamiodarone-iodine), was present. At steady state the iodine content of NANDAI amounted to 64% and the iodine content of amiodarone plus desethylamiodarone to 36% of total serum iodine. At steady state 26% of the NANDAI fraction was made up of inorganic iodide, the average plasma concentration of which was at least 40 times above the upper limit of the normal range. The serum elimination half-life of NANDAI of 57–160 days exceeded that of amiodarone (35–68 days) and of desethylamiodarone (31–110 days). At steady state the serum concentration of desethylamiodarone appears to be related to the concentration of amiodarone by a Michaelis-Menten type function, yielding a Km of amiodarone of 2.45 µmol/l and a maximal desethylamiodarone concentration of 3.61 µmol/l.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 635-636 
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    Keywords: theophylline ; etophylline ; diurnal variations ; i.v. application ; pharmacokinetics
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 641-647 
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    Keywords: pinacidil ; hypertension ; vasodilators ; renal function and — haemodynamics ; beta-blockers ; guanidines ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The acute and chronic effects of pinacidil on blood pressure (BP) and renal function were investigated in 10 patients with moderate arterial hypertension insufficiently controlled by chronic beta-blockade. Acute i. v. administration of pinacidil caused a significant fall in BP of 29.9/18.3 mm Hg and, despite beta-blockade, a concomitant rise in heart rate (HR) of 21%. Renal vascular resistance (RVR) showed a marked reduction as a consequence of the fall in BP, and a transient rise in renal plasma flow (RPF). Diuresis and renal clearance of sodium and uric acid showed a parallel fall. The excretion rates of albumin and β2-microglobulin were also significantly reduced. Pharmacokinetic studies indicated that glomerular filtration was responsible for elimination of the parent drug, and that proximal tubular secretion was the pathway of excretion of the main metabolite, pinacidil pyridine-N-oxide. During therapy for 4 months there was no further significant reduction in BP, despite increases in the daily dose of pinacidil. The effects on HR were less conspicious after 4 months; renal haemodynamic parameters and body weight were not significantly changed. The initial level of RVR and the initial acute reduction in this parameter appeared to be major determinants of the long-term BP response. The drug was well tolerated apart from one patient who developed slight fluid retention. However, concomitant administration of a diuretic will probably be necessary during routine use of this therapeutic combination.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 597-605 
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    Keywords: ceftazidime ; renal failure ; dosage adjustment ; predicted serum level ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Ceftazidime has good antibacterial activity against many Gram-negative micro-organisms including Ps. aeruginosa. The aim of the present study was to calculate a dosage adjustment regimen for renal failure patients and to test it in a second group of patients. A study was made of the pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime 1 g given as a single bolus i.v. injection in 20 patients in an intensive care unit with varying degrees of renal function, including patients on regular haemodialysis. The serum half-life of elimination (t1/2β) varied from 1.6 to 45 h depending on renal function. During haemodialysis the mean t1/2 was 4.7 h. A good correlation between the renal clearance of creatinine and ceftazidime was observed. In most patients protein binding was lower than previously observed. From the pharmacokinetic data, a dosage adjustment regimen for patients with renal insufficiency was calculated, which studies in 7 further patients showed to be effective.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 615-617 
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    Keywords: fluocortolone ; pharmacokinetics ; protein binding ; synthetic corticoid ; clearance ; volume of distribution
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of the synthetic corticoid fluocortolone was determined in 9 healthy female volunteers after a single oral dose of 20 mg. The maximal plasma level fluocortolone (Cmax) of 202±70 ng/ml occurred within 85±32 min of oral intake after which it declined monoexponentially. Total plasma clearance was 6.48±2.07 ml/min·kg and the clearance of unbound fluocortolone was 60.38±26.67 ml/min·kg. Plasma protein binding was 83 to 95%. The volume of distribution at steady-state was 1.01±0.34 l/kg for total fluocortolone and 11.21±3.77 l/kg for unbound drug. The results of the study characterize the kinetics of unbound fluocortolone for the first time. In addition, the kinetics of total fluocortolone presented here confirm values calculated previously.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 467-469 
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    Keywords: baclofen ; stroke ; elderly patients ; pharmacokinetics ; side-effects
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    Notes: Summary A double blind crossover trial of baclofen against placebo in elderly stroke patients was discontinued because the drug produced an unacceptably high level of drowsiness. In a subsequent study baclofen 10 mg was given orally to 12 elderly stroke patients, and drug concentrations measured from a series of plasma samples. A group of healthy subjects given the same dose in a previous study were used as controls. Elderly patients took longer to achieve peak plasma baclofen concentrations, but healthy controls had higher peak values and eliminated the drug more rapidly; areas under the curve were similar in the two groups. Simulations based on mean data suggest that increased drowsiness in the elderly was probably not due to changes in the drug's pharmacokinetic behaviour.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 461-465 
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    Keywords: carteolol ; chronic renal failure ; pharmacokinetics ; dosage adjustment ; metabolism
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    Notes: Summary The plasma levels and urinary excretion of carteolol and its main metabolites 8-hydroxycarteolol and carteolol glucuronide were investigated in 6 healthy subjects and 9 patients with varying degrees of renal impairment following a single oral dose of 30 mg carteolol hydrochloride. In healthy subjects the half-life of carteolol was 7.1 h. 63% of the administered dose was recovered unchanged in urine, and in all 84% was excreted by the kidneys. The renal clearance of carteolol was 255 ml/min. In chronic renal failure (CRF) the terminal half-life was increased to a maximum of 41 h. Both the elimination rate constant and renal clearance were closely related to the creatinine clearance. In CRF the recovery of carteolol and its metabolites from urine was considerably reduced, suggesting that another pathway of drug elimination becomes relevant in renal disease. To avoid an increase in side-effects due to drug accumulation, the dosage of carteolol should be adjusted in relation to the reduction in creatinine clearance. The maintenance dose should be reduced to a half in patients with a creatinine clearance below 40 ml/min and above 10 ml/min. In those with a creatinine clearance of 10 ml/min or less, the dose should be reduced to 1/4.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 177-182 
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    Keywords: glibenclamide ; bioavailability ; pharmacokinetics ; dissolution ; hypoglycaemia ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary A study has been carried out investigating four different marketed oral preparations of glibenclamide, correlating the effectiveness of the drug in these preparations in lowering plasma glucose concentrations with (i) the in vitro dissolution of the drug, measured by the British Pharmacopoeal and Desaga methods, and (ii) the in vivo bioavailability, assessed in 12 healthy human volunteers. The two dissolution methods yielded different rank orders of ease of dissolution of the drug from the various preparations; the findings of neither dissolution method correlated adequately with the results of the in vivo bioavailability studies, which correctly predicted the abilities of the preparations to reduce plasma glucose concentrations. Relative to an oral glibenclamide solution the bioavailabilities of the drug from three tablet preparations were 0.69, 0.49 and 0.24. The mean elimination half-life of the drug was 1.5 h and assuming complete bioavailability of the drug from oral solution the mean systemic clearance was 0.095 l kg−1h−1, and the mean apparent volume of distribution was 0.20 l kg−1. It is concluded that it may be unsafe to use in vitro dissolution data as a basis for assessing the bioequivalences of different glibenclamide preparations intended for oral use.
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    Keywords: milrinone ; renal impairment ; hypertension ; pharmacokinetics ; healthy subjects ; antihypertensive effects
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    Notes: Summary Milrinone, a new, nonglycosidic inotropic agent with peripheral vasodilating properties, was given as a single oral 5 mg dose to 7 healthy subjects, 7 patients with moderate renal impairment (CRI I, creatinine clearance 30–63 ml/min) and 7 patients with severe renal impairment (CRI II, creatinine clearance 9–29 ml/min). All except one of the patients with renal impairment had hypertension. The mean urinary recovery of milrinone was 82% in healthy subjects, the renal clearance was 288 ml/min and the plasma half-life (t1/2) was 0.94 h. In CRI the mean plasma t1/2 was prolonged (CRI I 1.78 h, CRI II 3.24 h). There was a significant linear relationship between creatinine clearance and the elimination rate constant, and between creatinine clearance and the renal clearance of milrinone. During the study day there was a tendency to a decrease in supine BP from 1 to 6–8 h after dosing, with the maximal decrease at 2–3 h (healthy subjects 118/71→107/56, CRI 159/95→136/79 mmHg). The same degree of change was seen in standing BP. A slight rise in standing HR was seen from 2–6 h after dosing. Changes in BP and HR are difficult to evaluate since the study was not placebo-controlled. The plasma elimination rate of milrinone was decreased in CRI and dose adjustment may be necessary. Placebo-controlled studies of milrinone in hypertensive patients would be required to validate its possible antihypertensive effect.
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    Keywords: timegadine ; ibuprofen ; anti-inflammatory ; pharmacokinetics ; enzyme induction
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    Notes: Summary A 250 mg tablet of timegadine was given twice daily for 15 days to 13 healthy volunteers. On Day 16 a single morning dose of timegadine was supplemented by two 200 mg tablets of a proprietary brand of ibuprofen. Serum concentrations of timegadine were measured by high pressure liquid chromatography, and steady state was achieved between Days 5 and 8. Serum concentrations of two metabolites of time-gadine, MI and MII were measured by thin layer chromatography by Leo Pharmaceutical Products, Denmark. Ibuprofen did not significantly affect the serum half-time of timegadine, but did reduce the maximum measured serum timegadine concentration, the area under the serum concentration versus time curve and the time to achieve maximum measured serum concentration. Serum liver enzymes remained within the normal ranges and there were no changes in hepatic microsomal enzyme activity as assessed by urinary excretion ofD-glucaric acid.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 501-504 
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    Keywords: teicoplanin ; continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis ; pharmacokinetics ; antibiotic
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    Notes: Summary We have studied the pharmacokinetics of teicoplanin, a new glycopeptide antibiotic active against Gram-positive aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, in five patients with end-stage renal disease on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Although teicoplanin was eliminated in the peritoneal fluid, relatively little was recovered (6.8±1.2% of the given dose). The following values were obtained: elimination half-time 102–347 h; total body clearance 4.16–7.38 ml·h−1·kg−1, peritoneal clearance 0.31–0.37 ml·h−1·kg−1. Because the elimination of teicoplanin is about four times less in patients undergoing CAPD compared with subjects with normal renal function, the dose of teicoplanin should be reduced appropriately in such cases.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 113-117 
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    Keywords: nadolol ; nifedipine ; tachycardia ; cardiovascular response ; healthy volunteers ; pharmacokinetics ; exercise heart rate
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    Notes: Summary In a placebo controlled exercise protocol using healthy volunteers the effects of nadolol 80 mg and 160 mg orally and of nadolol 80 mg during treatment with nifedipine 20 mg 8 hourly were compared. Resting systolic and diastolic blood pressures were reduced by both nifedipine (p〈0.05) and nadolol (p〈0.01) acting alone. An unexpected finding was that nifedipine alone significantly inhibited exercise tachycardia (p〈0.01) (8 to 12 h post dose). Predictably both doses of nadolol produced significant reduction in exercise tachycardia which was still apparent at 24 h. There was a linear relationship between log10 plasma nadolol concentration and reduction in exercise heart rate. The combined inhibitory effects of nifedipine and nadolol 80 mg on exercise heart rate showed partial additivity but did not summate. There was no pharmacokinetic interaction between the 2 drugs. The inhibition of exercise tachycardia by nifedipine, not previously documented, is consistent with an effect of the drug on the sinus node, as has been reported in in-vitro studies, and may contribute to the drugs efficacy in angina.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 205-212 
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    Keywords: adriamycin ; cancer patients ; infusion ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The plasma pharmacokinetics of adriamycin has been studied in 21 cancer patients (31–85 years old) without liver tumours after short (3.00 min) and prolonged (45 min-16h) i.v. infusions. The area under the plasma concentration-time curve and the maximum plasma concentration compensated for dose variation showed a more than 3-fold individual variation. The pharmacokinetics of adriamycin was linear. There was no pharmacokinetic rational for variation of the dose with the age of the patients. There was good agreement between the measured plasma concentration-time curves for prolonged infusions and curves predicted from pharmacokinetic data from short term infusions.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 231-233 
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    Keywords: erythromycin ; pharmacokinetics ; steady-state ; food effects
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    Notes: Summary The steady state absorption of erythromycin from enteric-coated pellets of erythromycin base was compared with that from enteric-coated tablets in a randomized, two-way cross-over study in 24 healthy adult volunteers. A higher mean individual peak concentration (p〈0.01), and a greater mean area under the serum concentration-time (0–8 h) curve (AUC,p〈0.01) was produced by the enteric-coated pellets, when the preparations were administered 1 hour before breakfast. No significant differences in the kinetic parameters between the two preparations were observed when they were taken during a non-standardized breakfast, as concomitant food intake was found to reduce both the peak levels and the AUC-values (p〈0.01) produced by the pelleted preparation.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 305-309 
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    Keywords: piroxicam ; pharmacokinetics ; geriatrics ; renal insufficiency ; drug safety ; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ; osteoarthritis
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    Notes: Summary Age-dependent changes in pharmacokinetics are considered a possible factor contributing to a higher risk of side-effects from drug treatment in the elderly. However, very little is known about the kinetics and metabolism of most NSAI agents in geriatric subjects. In a prospective age-comparison study, the single dose and steady-state pharmacokinetics of piroxicam 20 mg once daily were determined in 44 subjects ranging in age from 30 to 80 years. Plasma concentrations, elimination half-life, AUC, and volume of distribution were not influenced by age or sex and were in agreement with previously reported results in young adults. Pharmacokinetic parameters in 18 patients with evidence of mild or moderate renal impairment at study entry were not different from those in patients without impairment. Based on this and other studies, elderly patients receiving the recommended dose of piroxicam are not exposed to undue risk related to pharmacokinetic considerations.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 433-437 
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    Keywords: isofezolac ; probenecid ; pharmacokinetics ; anti-inflammatory drug ; drug interaction ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary The interaction between isofezolac and probenecid has been studied with the aid of a specific HPLC assay for isofezolac in plasma and urine. 8 healthy adult volunteers received a single 40 mg oral dose of isofezolac before and after 3 days of loading with 0.5 g probenecid t.i.d. There was an increase in the maximum plasma isofezolac concentration from 2.44 to 3.38 µg · ml−1 when probenecid was given. The AUC of isofezolac in plasma increased from 6.73 to 11.28 µg · h · ml−1. After the last dose in a 7 day treatment with 40 mg isofezolac t.i.d., there was an increase in the maximum plasma isofezolac level from 2.84 to 4.96 µg · ml−1 when probenecid was given. The rate of absorption of isofezolac was not affected. An increase in the AUC of isofezolac in plasma was observed from 11.74 to 26.34 µg · h · ml−1. The major effect of probenecid on isofezolac metabolism was a 50% reduction in total isofezolac (free+conjugates) excreted inurine. Because of this interaction, patients given isofezolac combined with probenecid will have a higher steady-state plasma level of isofezolac than when probenecid is not administered.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 453-456 
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    Keywords: zimeldine ; norzimelidine ; pharmacokinetics ; renal insufficiency
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of zimeldine (Z) and its demethylated metabolite, norzimelidine (NZ), were determined after administration of a single 200 mg oral dose of Z to 6 healthy volunteers (Group I), and to patients with mild (Group II) and severe renal failure (Group III). Z and NZ concentrations were assayed by HPLC in serial plasma and urine samples over 6 days following the dose. In Group I Z was rapidly absorbed and metabolized into NZ, and then the plasma concentrations declined with apparent elimination half-lives of 8.4 h and 24.9 h for Z and NZ respectively, whilst the renal clearance of both compounds was low, Z 15.7 ml/min and NZ 33.0 ml/min. The plasma level of Z differed little between Groups I and III, but the area under the curve was significantly higher in Group III than in Group I subjects (AUC0–144=17.3 and 6.8 µmol·l−1·h, respectively). Severe renal failure did not affect the peak plasma concentration of NZ but it did significantly increase peak time, apparent elimination half-life, and the area under the plasma concentration curve. A significant inverse relationship was found between renal clearance of NZ and plasma creatinine. Since NZ is as pharmacologically potent as Z, the results suggest that the dose of Z should be reduced in patients with severe renal insufficiency.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 543-552 
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    Keywords: thiopentone ; anaesthesia ; intravenous anaesthesia ; multi-stage infusion ; exponential infusions ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Several multi-stage infusion regimens and a computer controlled exponentially decreasing infusion regimen were evaluated in twelve patients undergoing head and neck surgery or neurosurgery. Thiopentone dosage was based on the mean of pharmacokinetic parameter values from the literature and adjusted for each patient's lean body mass in order to rapidly achieve a predetermined plasma thiopentone concentration of 15 or 20 µg/ml in the period following the initial bolus dose to induce anaesthesia. Anaesthesia was satisfactory in all cases. Plasma thiopentone concentrations were maintained between 10–20 µg/ml during infusion in the five patients who received either a four or five stage infusion and in the six patients who received the exponential infusion, but not in the single patient who received a two-stage infusion. The mean recovery time was 111 min. The plasma concentrations of total and unbound thiopentone at awakening showed little intersubject variability, despite considerable differences in total dose and duration of infusion, suggesting the absence of acute tolerance to the drug. Plasma clearance of total thiopentone correlated strongly with calculated lean body mass and to a lesser extent with total body weight suggesting that lean body mass, in particular, should be an accurate predictor of thiopentone maintenance dose requirements. This study shows that it is feasible to use thiopentone as a primary anaesthetic agent during surgery by administering the drug either as an exponentially decreasing infusion or as an infusion comprising 4 or 5 stepwise decreasing rates.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 659-664 
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    Keywords: BTS 49465 ; hypertension ; pharmacokinetics ; blood pressure effect ; heart rate effect ; side-effects ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetic and haemodynamic effects of a 200 mg oral dose of BTS 49465 (7-fluoro-1-methyl-3-methylsulphinyl-4-quinolone) were investigated in a double-blind placebo controlled study. BTS 49465 was rapidly absorbed and cleared from the systemic circulation with a half-life of 1.6 h by oxidation to the sulphone metabolite. The metabolite was cleared with a half-life of 37.6 h. Saliva concentrations of both BTS 49465 and its metabolite correlated well with the plasma concentrations. Compared to placebo, BTS 49465 produced statistically significant reductions in blood pressure and increases in heart rate both supine and after a 60° head up tilt. The time course of the haemodynamic changes suggested that the sulphone metabolite contributed to the overall hypotensive response. Plasma Renin Activity was only marginally elevated and there was no evidence of acute fluid retention. BTS 49465 was well tolerated in terms of haematological and biochemical parameters and subjective side-effects.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 589-595 
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    Keywords: antipyrine ; chronic renal failure ; drug metabolism ; metabolism ; cumulation ; renal excretion ; pharmacokinetics ; clearance
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    Notes: Summary In the present study the influence of chronic renal insufficiency on antipyrine clearance, metabolite formation and excretion was investigated in 8 patients. After oral administration of antipyrine, the parent compound, its metabolites and their conjugates were assayed in plasma and urine. Besides the parent drug, 3-hydroxymethylantipyrine (HMA) was present in plasma in the free and conjugated forms, whereas 4-hydroxyantipyrine (OHA) and norantipyrine (NORA) were found only in the conjugated form. The same was true for urine. The plasma concentrations of these metabolites are too low to be measured in subjects with normal renal function. Plasma antipyrine clearance in the patients was in the same range as in healthy subjects. Investigation of metabolite kinetics, however, revealed that the rate of formation of NORA was preferentially decreased, whereas that of OHA and HMA were unaltered. Renal clearance of the metabolites of antipyrine was severely impaired in patients with renal insufficiency, and the resulting accumulation made it possible for the first-time to measure the antipyrine metabolites in plasma. Mean residence times of metabolites were longer than that of the parent compound. Renal clearances of the conjugates were correlated with the creatinine clearance, but were somewhat higher. Renal clearance of free HMA was lower and was also correlated with creatinine clearance. The mean clearance for glucuronidation of HMA was 93.1 ml/min. The results suggest that in healthy subjects Phase I metabolism is the rate-limiting step in the elimination of antipyrine, which is essential for its application as a model drug in metabolism studies.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 641-647 
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    Keywords: Femoxetine ; alcohol interaction ; psychomotor performance ; pharmacokinetics ; amitriptyline ; plasma 5HT
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    Notes: Summary The effects on human psychomotor performance of femoxetine (FEMO), a 5-hydroxytryptamine-selective antidepressant, alone and in combination with alcohol (EtOH) were compared with those of amitriptyline (AMI) and placebo in a controlled double-blind crossover trial in 11 student volunteers. Objective measurements (body sway, choice reaction, flicker fusion, tracking, nystagmus, digit symbol substitution, backwards recall) and subjective self-assessment (visual analogue scales, reporting of side-effects) were done after single doses of FEMO, AMI and placebo, and subacute administration of FEMO and placebo. Single doses of 200 mg FEMO did not impair psychomotor performance, but 50 mg AMI did so in several respects. AMI but not FEMO increased the objective and subjective effects of EtOH. After FEMO 600 mg/d for 10 days almost no objective difference from placebo was noted, although mild sedation at home was reported as a side-effect. FEMO either did not increase or slightly decreased the effect of EtOH on reactive and co-ordination skills. The plasma concentrations of FEMO varied widely from 0 to 156 ng/ml, as in previous clinical trials but reduced a blood 5-hydroxytryptamine concentration in each subject indicating an effect of FEMO on serotoninergic mechanisms.
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    Keywords: glibenclamide ; glipizide ; pharmacokinetics ; metabolic effects ; Type 2 diabetes
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    Notes: Summary Fifteen Type 2 diabetics were treated for 4-week periods with once daily (10 mg) glibenclamide, glipizide and placebo according to a double-blind cross-over protocol. Post-dose glipizide concentrations were three times higher than those of glibenclamide, due to the incomplete bioavailability of the latter. On the other hand, pre-dose drug levels were similar, as an expression of the slower absorption and/or elimination of glibenclamide. Both active treatments reduced postprandial blood glucose concentrations and 24-hour urinary glucose excretion to a similar degree, but fasting blood glucose concentrations were slightly lower during glibenclamide treatment. Both active treatments enhanced fasting and postprandial insulin and C-peptide concentrations, the C-peptide response being greater after glipizide than after glibenclamide. Plasma glucagon and GIP concentrations were not significantly affected. Insulin sensitivity was increased by glibenclamide but not by glipizide. Neither therapy affected insulin binding to erythrocytes. It appears that both glibenclamide and glipizide improved glucose metabolism by sustained stimulation of insulin secretion, which was most pronounced with glipizide. Only glibenclamide improved insulin sensitivity and was slightly more active than glipizide on fasting blood glucose levels. The differences may be consequences of the pharmacokinetics, but differences in pharmacodynamics cannot be excluded.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 205-208 
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    Keywords: cisapride ; diazepam absorption ; drug interaction ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacodynamics
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    Notes: Summary The effects of the benzamide cisapride (C) (8 mg) i.v. have been compared to placebo (P) in a double blind randomised study. The effects on gastric emptying, the absorption and effects of oral diazepam, and BP and pulse were observed. Cisapride increased the rate of gastric emptying of 500 ml liquid containing diazepam 10 mg (t1/2 C: 7.4 min, P: 14.9 min). The initial rate of absorption of diazepam contained in the drink was increased by C (AUC 0–1 h C: 328 µg h 1−1, P: 253 µg h 1−1, but there was no change in overall bioavailability. This change in diazepam kinetics was associated with a significantly greater impairment in reaction time in the first 45 min after drinking but not in self rated sedation. Cisapride produced a significant tachycardia (e.g. after 10 min C: 82 beats/min, P: 69 beats/min) which probably reflects a peripheral vasodilator action. Cisapride may therefore alter the pharmacokinetics and dynamics of concurrently administered drugs.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 187-190 
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    Keywords: isosorbide dinitrate ; haemodialysis ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary In 10 patients with end stage renal disease on regular haemodialysis the plasma concentrations and dialyzer clearance of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) were determined after an oral dose of a retarded release formulation of 60 mg ISDN. The maximal plasma concentration of ISDN 2–7 h after oral administration was higher (14 ng/ml) than has been reported in healthy volunteers. The haemodialyzer clearance of ISDN was 92.4 ml/min at a blood flow of 200 ml/min and dialysate flow of 500 ml/min. During a 5-h haemodialysis an average of 0.3 mg ISDN was removed from the patient's circulation, representing about 0.5% of the administered dose and about 3% of the available drug in the circulation. No influence of haemodialysis on the plasma level of ISDN was found.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 221-223 
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    Keywords: enprofylline ; probenecid ; pharmacokinetics ; renal elimination ; active secretion ; drug interaction ; healthy subjects
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    Notes: Summary Enprofylline 1 mg/kg, a new potent antiasthmatic xanthine derivative, which is mainly eliminated by renal excretion, was given intravenously to 6 normal subjects with and without oral pretreatment with 1 g probenecid. The latter caused a drop in the average total body clearance of enprofylline from 21 to 9.8 l/h, and in the average renal clearance from 17 to 8.0 l/h. The average half-life increased from 1.8 to 3.0 h. The volumes of distribution, Vz and Vss, both fell by about 25%, indicating that probenecid had restricted the distribution of enprofylline in the body. The plasma protein binding of enprofylline was not altered by probenecid. The results confirm the opinion that active tubular secretion accounts for a large proportion of the total elimination of enprofylline.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 245-247 
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    Keywords: alfentanil ; uraemia ; i.v. administration ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Alfentanil 100 µg/kg was administered as an i.v. bolus to 9 patients with severe chronic renal dysfunction (creatinine clearance 1.0±1.2 ml/min) requiring regular haemodialysis. Plasma alfentanil concentrations were measured by a specific radioimmunoassay. Individual plasma concentration-time curves were fitted to a two-compartment open model. Mean distribution and elimination half-lives were 3.7 min and 58 min, respectively. The apparent volumes of distribution of the central compartment and the total volume of distribution at steady-state were 91 ml/kg and 304 ml/kg, respectively. Alfentanil plasma clearance was 5.3±2.5 ml/min/kg. All the patients tolerated alfentanil well and no side-effects nor delayed recovery were observed.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 299-302 
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    Keywords: moxalactam ; continous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis ; pharmacokinetics ; intraperitoneal administration ; i.v. injection
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of moxalactam has been investigated in 10 subjects undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). A single 1 g dose was injected i.v. and a 1 g dose was given intraperitoneally in the CAPD fluid during a 4 h dwell-time. Moxalactam was assayed by HPLC. After i.v. injection, the serum kinetics of moxalactam were: plasma t 1/2=17.9 h; volume of distribution at steady-state, 0.27 l/kg; total plasma clearance, 12.8 ml/min; peritoneal clearance, 2.1 ml/min. Dialysate moxalactam concentrations rose rapidly but only 20% of the dose was eliminated by the peritoneal route. After intraperitoneal instillation, moxalactam appeared in the serum rapidly and the peak serum concentration ranged from 21 to 49 µg/ml after between 4 and 5 h. The absorption of moxalactam from the peritoneal space was 57±16%. The data suggest that moxalactam has bidirectional exchange characteristics through the peritoneal membrane. Instillation of moxalactam in CAPD fluid may permit rapid absorption and the appearance of a therapeutic serum concentration.
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    Keywords: cefodizime ; skin suction blister fluid ; pharmacokinetics ; protein binding ; healthy subjects
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    Notes: Summary Cefodizime pharmacokinetics was investigated, evaluating drug concentrations in serum, skin suction blister fluid (SBF), saliva and urine in six healthy male subjects who were administered a 1-g dose intravenously. Serum levels in five subjects can be described according to a two-compartment open model; terminal half-life is 181±14 min. Volume of distribution (Vdβ) amounts to 15.3±1.61, serum clearance to 59±6 ml/min, renal clearance to 33±3 ml/min. Of the administered dose, 54% is renally excreted unchanged within 27 h. Unbound drug fraction in serum is 19.0% and in SBF 38.4%. Thus renal clearance of free cefodizime amounts to 172 ml/min, Vdss to 68.91 (free drug). Whereas cefodizime has not been detected in saliva samples, SBF concentration 3–9 h post administration parallel serum levels, amounting to 40% of the respective serum concentration. At 9 h, unbound cefodizime concentrations in SBF amount to 1.4±0.4 µg/ml, this value being well above the MIC90% values of many clinically relevant bacteria.
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    Keywords: theophylline ; aminophylline ; slow release formulations ; bronchial asthma ; pharmacokinetics ; methods of comparison
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of two slow release theophylline preparations “Theo-Dur” (T) containing theophylline only and “Phyllocontin” (P) containing aminophylline have been compared in 12 patients with asthma. Each patient received both treatments in random order. The dose of treatment administered 12 hourly was increased or decreased to produce plasma theophylline concentrations of 10–20 mg/l at clinic visits normally 7 to 8 h after dosing. Pharmacokinetic studies were carried out after at least one week's treatment with this dose. After the first study day patients were crossed over to the second treatment at a dosage providing a similar amount of theophylline. They returned for a second study day after at least one week. Comparison of the dose corrected AUC, time to peak concentrations, within patient coefficients of variation (CV), number of concentration time points falling within 25% of Cmax and percentage fluctuations in plasma concentration showed no significant differences between the two preparations.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 331-334 
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    Keywords: ergotamine ; pharmacokinetics ; volunteers ; mass spectrometry
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    Notes: Summary Twenty-four healthy volunteers participated in a study on the disposition of ergotamine following oral and rectal administration. Plasma samples were collected surrounding each dose of medication and a new mass spectrometry method was used for quantitation of the samples. A mean peak plasma concentration of 454 pg/ml was measured an average of 50 min following a 2 mg rectal dose. In contrast, the 2 mg oral dose produced a mean peak plasma concentration of 21 pg/ml an average of 69 min following the dose. Area under the concentration time curve indicated a relative bioavailability of 5% for the oral dosage form. Conflicting data on ergotamine disposition highlight the factors which may be responsible for determining bioavailability and pharmacologic activities of the compound.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 323-329 
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    Keywords: methylprednisolone ; prednisolone ; pharmacokinetics ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary The disposition and plasma binding of methylprednisolone were examined in seven normal volunteers following the administration of 5, 20 and 40 mg of intravenous methylprednisolone sodium succinate. Methylprednisolone exhibits linear plasma protein binding averaging 77%. The mean plasma methylprednisolone clearance of 337 ml·h−1. kg−1 was independent of dose. The steroid appears to moderately distribute into tissue spaces with a mean volume of distribution of 1.41·kg−1. Methylprednisolone disposition parameters were compared with the non-transcortin bound parameters for prednisolone. The prednisolone plasma clearance based on the transcortin free-drug is similar to methylprednisolone total plasma clearance. However, the corrected volume of distribution of prednisolone is only one-half that of methylprednisolone. The disposition rate of these two steroids is thus similar, in spite of their metabolic control by different enzymatic pathways and major influence of saturable transcortin binding on prednisolone elimination.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 349-350 
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    Keywords: isosorbide-5-nitrate ; renal failure ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of the antianginal drug isosorbide-5-nitrate (IS-5-N) was studied in 20 patients with varying degrees of chronic renal failure after repeated oral doses of standard 20 mg tablets t.d.s. Blood samples were taken in the steady state on the 2nd and 28th days, and the plasma level was assayed by HPLC. There was no statistically significant difference in C max ss , t1/2 and AUC 0–8 ss between the 2nd and 28th days, nor was a difference found between patients with mild and severe renal failure.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 363-365 
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    Keywords: terguride ; prolactin ; pharmacokinetics ; mean residence time ; prolactinoma
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of oral terguride 1 mg was evaluated in a single-dose study in 8 patients with a prolactinoma and one with acromegaly. A radioreceptor assay was used to measure the plasma levels of terguride. The peak plasma concentration (2.3±0.7 ng/ml, mean±SEM) was attained within 1 h of drug administration. Moment analysis gave a mean residence time of 4.3±0.6 h. Plasma prolactin was also determined by radioimmunoassay. The plasma prolactin was reduced to 30±3% of its pretreatment value after 4 h.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 489-491 
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    Keywords: cimetidine ; digoxin ; drug interference ; urinary excretion ; ulcer patients ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Cimetidine inhibits the renal tubular secretion of creatinine and digoxin is partly excreted by the same pathway. In order to investigate a possible interaction between the two drugs, a randomized cross-over acute study has been conducted. Six patients with duodenal ulcers were given a single dose of digoxin (Dig) 0.75 mg i.v. with and without oral cimetidine 1200 mg/day. Cimetidine significantly reduced creatinine clearance from 157 to 132 ml/min. There was no significant difference in inulin clearance, 99.2 vs 97.5 ml/min, Dig elimination half life 53.9 vs 56.9 h, apparent volume of distribution 11.3 vs 11.6 l/kg, systemic clearance 2.42 vs 2.35 ml/min/kg, renal clearance 1.48 vs 1.62 ml/min/kg or urinary excretion of digoxin 49.5 vs 51.6% of dose without or with cimetidine. These results suggest that cimetidine does not influence the disposition of digoxin.
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    Keywords: urapidil ; pharmacodynamics ; pharmacokinetics ; hypertension
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    Notes: Summary The study was designed to follow the haemodynamic effects and pharmacokinetics under steady-state conditions of three different doses of urapidil infused continuously. Nine male hypertensive patients received three randomly assigned intravenous infusions of 32.5, 65 and 130 mg urapidil, over 14 h during 6 consecutive days, in a change-over fashion. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured over a period of 28 h after the infusion began and were compared with a reference profile obtained prior to the treatment periods. Urapidil and its main metabolite, parahydroxylated urapidil, were also determined for 28 h after the infusion began using HPLC. The 32.5 mg dose of urapidil caused a maximum decrease in systolic blood pressure of 33±8 mmHg, the 65 mg dose a maximum decrease of 39±12 mmHg and the 130 mg dose a maximum decrease of 50±12 mmHg. The 32.5 and 65 mg doses resulted in similar serum urapidil concentrations, with maximum levels in the 100 to 200 ng/ml range, and the 130 mg dose caused a maximum level approximately four times that achieved with the 32.5 mg dose. The serum concentration of parahydroxy urapidil was proportional to the corresponding dose of urapidil. Four patients reported mild headache, fatigue, weakness, pressure in the head, perspiration and orthostatic dysregulation. The side-effects were probably drug related but required no specific therapy. In summary, the 32.5 mg dose of urapidil resulted in a pronounced decrease in blood pressure. The average pressure reduction over the 14-h infusion period showed further dose-dependent increases after the 65 and 130 mg doses. In severe hypertension, the 130 mg dose can be employed, since it does result in a further, significantly larger decrease in blood pressure.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 567-574 
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    Keywords: morphine ; lung clearance ; pharmacokinetics ; physiological model ; diabetes mellitus ; postoperative state
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    Notes: Summary The influence of lung uptake and lung clearance on the disposition of morphine was studied in surgical patients. In the postoperative period morphine was given intravenously by a two-rate infusion regimen. Under steady-state conditions samples of mixed central venous blood (pulmonary artery) and peripheral arterial blood (radial artery) were taken simultaneously and at the same time cardiac output was measured. The concentration differences between venous and arterial blood were used to calculate the extraction ratio of morphine across the lung. In all patients there was marked pulmonary uptake, but the concentration differences in most of them were small under steady-state conditions. The extraction ratio (mean ±SD) across the lung was 0.06±0.10, implying insignificant lung clearance. However, in two patients, both with diabetes mellitus, there was a significant concentration gradient, indicating that the lung could contribute to the total body elimination of morphine. On the other hand, the total clearance was similar in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (1190 and 1150 ml/min, respectively), implying that pulmonary clearance would have no significant influence on the kinetics of morphine. A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model was used to describe the disposition of morphine in postoperative patients. The model allowed simulation of pulmonary diffusion, uptake and elimination and supported conclusions based on model-independent experimental data.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 699-704 
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    Keywords: bevantolol ; pharmacokinetics ; young and elderly subjects ; metabolite ; accumulation
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of bevantolol were examined following single and repeated oral doses to young and elderly volunteers. Following administration of a single 200-mg bevantolol tablet mean maximum plasma bevantolol concentrations in young and elderly subjects were 1690 ng/ml and 1810 ng/ml, respectively. Maximum bevantolol concentrations occurred approximately 1.1 h postdose in both young and elderly subjects. There were no significant differences in mean steady state bevantolol concentrations on Day 14 between young and elderly subjects. However, disproportionate increases in Cmax, and in AUC, but not in tmax values were observed between Days 1 and 14. On Days 1 and 14, most young and elderly subjects exhibited monoexponential decline in bevantolol plasma concentrations after absorption phase. In those subjects Day 14 elimination half-lives in young and elderly were 1.9 and 2.2 h, respectively. In subjects who exhibited biexponential decline in bevantolol, an age effect in elimination became apparent, on Day 14 elimination half-lives were 5.7 and 11.2 h in young and elderly subjects, respectively. Bevantolol Metabolite III concentrations were observed in plasma of some subjects during the first 6 h after dosing. At steady-state AUC (0-ldc) values for the metabolite were less than 2% those of bevantolol. Bevantolol plasma levels accumulate to a small extent with repeated 200 mg daily doses. This is probably due to the contribution of a late and more persistent terminal elimination phase that was discernable in only certain individuals.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 713-717 
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    Keywords: cefmenoxime ; peritoneal dialysis ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of the aminothiazolyliminomethoxy cephalosporin, cefmenoxime, were determined after a 30 min intravenous infusion of 15 mg/kg body weight in 6 adult subjects undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Concentrations of cefmenoxime in serum, urine and dialysate were determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography. The mean peak serum concentration was 92.8±11.6 µg/ml and the harmonic mean for the elimination half-life was 5.46 h. The volume of distribution at steady-state was 14.60±3.01 l/kg. Total body clearance of the drug was 31±7.7 ml/min with 8±5% and 5.75±2.72% of the administered dose being eliminated by renal and peritoneal clearance, respectively. Peritoneal clearance for all exchanges (n=24) was 1.93±68 ml/min. These data suggest that peritoneal losses of this drug are minimal and doses conventionally employed in advanced renal failure can be utilized in the management of systemic infections.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 741-744 
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    Keywords: cimetidine ; subchronic administration ; pharmacokinetics ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary The influence of cimetidine on its own pharmacokinetics after subchronic administration was assessed in 8 healthy volunteers, aged 26–29 years. On control Day 1, each subject received cimetidine 300 mg i.v., and serum and urine samples were obtained. Each subject was initiated on cimetidine 600 mg b.i.d. orally for 2 weeks. There were 3 further study days repeated after 1 and 2 weeks of cimetidine dosing and 1 week after stopping cimetidine. There was no significant difference in the mean total body clearance of cimetidine among the 4 study days. Mean elimination t1/2β and Vβ were similarly unchanged. However mean renal clearance (CLR) and fe were significantly increased following 2 weeks of drug dosing (CLR 5.41 ml·min−1 kg−1; fe 0.61) compared to control (CLR 4.00 ml·min−1·kg−1; fe 0.48). Although the non renal clearance was reduced from control values of 4.29 to 3.51 ml·min−1·kg−1 following 2 weeks of dosing the difference was not significant. Dosage adjustment of cimetidine appears unnecessary after short-term dosing in the presence of normal renal function.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 49-51 
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    Keywords: torasemide ; pharmacokinetics ; kidney insufficiency
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    Notes: Summary The plasma concentration of torasemide was determined as a function of time in 8 patients with impaired renal function (creatinine clearance ⩽25 ml/min). The elimination half-life (1.3 to 3.8 h), the volume of distribution (0.12 to 0.29 l/kg), and the total body clearance (0.02 to 0.10 l/kg·h) were similar to those observed in normal volunteers.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 169-175 
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    Keywords: glycerol-1-nitrate ; plasma concentration ; pharmacokinetics ; urinary excretion
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    Notes: Summary The plasma kinetics and urinary excretion of glycerol-1-nitrate (G-1-N), a water soluble metabolite of glycerol trinitrate with anti-anginal potential, have been investigated in healthy human volunteers following oral doses of 10, 20 and 40 mg tablets and 20 mg as drops. In all volunteers G-1-N was rapidly absorbed. The mean concentration-time curves peaked 40 min after administration of tablets at 144 ng/ml (10 mg), 308 ng/ml (20 mg) and 573 ng/ml (40 mg). After the drops the peak of 324 ng/ml occurred at 1 h. The areas under the G-1-N concentration-time curve and the G-1-N peak heights were linear with dose. Tablets and drops can be regarded as bioequivalent with respect to area under the curve and elimination half-life. The bioavailability of the 20 mg tablet relative to the 20 mg drops was 98.6% in terms of area under the curve. The mean apparent half-life of G-1-N elimination from plasma was 2.69±0.67 h (n=46). The mean residence time of G-1-N in the body was 4.65 h compared to 0.28 h for glycerol trinitrate after buccal administration. Female volunteers were found to have significantly lower areas under the curve than male volunteers. The difference was probably due to differences in body weight. Renal excretion does not play an important role in the elimination of oral G-1-N from the body. An overall average of 5.42% of the G-1-N dose was excreted in the urine; free drug accounted for 4.02% and conjugated drug for 1.40%.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1986), S. 555-560 
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    Keywords: cimetidine ; penbutolol ; pharmacokinetics ; drug metabolism ; drug interaction
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    Notes: Summary A possible interaction of penbutolol and cimetidine was investigated in healthy volunteers treated orally for 7 days. The plasma levels of unmetabolised penbutolol showed a slight but non-significant increase. The biphasic elimination kinetics of penbutolol (half-lives 0.8 and 17 h) was not affected by coadministration of cimetidine. Plasma levels of penbutolol were not significantly altered by chronic treatment with cimetidine, whereas the levels of 4-hydroxypenbutolol and 4-hydroxypenbutolol glucuronide were significantly reduced.
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    Keywords: salbutamol ; asthma ; controlled release tablets ; chronic obstructive lung disease ; pharmacokinetics ; therapeutic effect
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    Notes: Summary In a double-blind cross-over study 20 patients with reversible airways obstruction were treated either with conventional 4 mg tablets of salbutamol a.i.d., or 8 mg controlled release (CR) tablets of salbutamol b.d. Each treatment was given for 2 weeks. The morning PEFR was significantly higher with the CR tablets (p〈0.05) but although the evening PEFR was also better the difference was not significant. Wheeze was significantly lower (p〈0.05) and extra “rescue” inhalation of bronchodilators was required less often and on fewer occasions during treatment with the CR tablets. Comparison of the 12-h mean plasma salbutamol profile showed a peak and trough every 6 h with the standard tablets, and a flatter profile with a single, lower and delayed peak during the 12 h between CR tablets. Although the minimum and average plasma salbutamol levels were similar in the groups on the two preparations, the maximum plasma level was significantly lower and there was significantly less fluctuation on CR tablets (p〈0.02). The CR and standard tablets had equivalent bio-availability.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 31 (1986), S. 463-468 
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    Keywords: naproxen ; osteoarthritis ; elderly patients ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of naproxen have been examined in 13 elderly patients (mean age 84.2 years) and in 9 younger patients (mean age 53.9 years) at the end of a 21 day course of therapy with naproxen 500 mg b.d. The mean pre-dose concentration on days 19, 20 and 21 was significantly higher in the elderly patients than in the controls (60.1 vs. 43.3 µ g · ml−1). The AUC (0–24) was significantly higher in the elderly subjects only when normalized for body weight (9.1 vs. 5.4 µg·ml−1·h kg−1 p⩽0.02). The AUC was significantly higher in the elderly group compared to the control group also in the normalized form. The apparent clearance of naproxen was reduced in the elderly compared to the control patients (315 vs. 628 ml·h−1). The percentage protein binding of naproxen was the same in both groups (99.8%) but the free concentration of naproxen was significantly higher in the elderly patients than in the control patients (141 vs. 89.8 ng·ml−1). Although there was no excess of side effects in the elderly patients it is suggested that when naproxen is given to elderly patients, therapy should be started at the lower end of the dosage range.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 197-204 
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    Keywords: triprolidine ; BW 825C ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacodynamics ; sedation ; intradermal histamine ; human performance
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    Notes: Summary The new H1-receptor antagonist BW 825C and triprolidine (2.5 and 5 mg) were administered to 12 healthy male volunteers in a double blind placebo controlled, balanced, crossover design. Histamine antagonism was measured by assessment of flare and weal areas after intradermal injection of histamine. The 2 compounds were approximately equipotent in blocking the flare and weal response to intradermal histamine and had a similar duration of action. Triprolidine impaired performance of vigilance and reaction time (p〈0.05) compared with placebo while BW 825C did not. Drowsiness measured using visual analogue scales followed both triprolidine treatments, but not BW 825C. BW825C had a plasma half-life (t1/2) of 1.7±0.2 h and triprolidine of 4.6±4.3 h. The peak plasma level of BW 825C was approximately 6 times that of triprolidine. It was concluded that BW 825C might be a clinically active H1-antagonist with reduced sedative side-effects.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 225-227 
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    Keywords: theophylline ; absorption ; food intake ; aqueous solution ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The effect of food on the rate and extent of absorption of theophylline was studied in healthy adults given a single dose of theophylline (aqueous solution of choline theophyllinate containing 270 mg of theophylline) in the evening either on an empty stomach or together with supper. Food appeared to decrease the absorption rate of theophylline significantly, tmax being prolonged from 1.34 h (mean) to 4.40 h and cmax decreased from 7.82 mg·l−1 to 5.47 mg·l−1. The area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) after drug intake with supper was slightly but not significantly smaller, indicating that theophylline (as a solution of choline theophyllinate) can be taken together with food without substantial loss of the quantity of drug absorbed. The elimination rate was not influenced by concomitant intake of supper.
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    Keywords: prenalterol ; cardiac failure ; pharmacokinetics ; concentration-effect relationships
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    Notes: Summary Prenalterol was administered as an intravenous infusion at three incremental rates (60, 120 and 240 nmol/min) to five patients with severe cardiac failure. Haemodynamic, hormonal and metabolic variables were measured at the same time as plasma prenalterol concentrations, and the pharmacokinetics of the drug were studied by following plasma concentrations and urinary excretion during and after the infusion. Concentration-dependent increases in cardiac index, stroke index and stroke work index were observed without increases in arterial pressure, heart rate or myocardial oxygen demand. The reninangiotensin-aldosterone system was stimulated, although the extent of stimulation varied among patients. No strong correlations were found between the logarithm of the plasma prenalterol concentration and effect. Plasma clearance of the drug was lower in cardiac patients than in normal volunteers, but a large decrease in renal clearance was partially balanced by an increase in nonrenal clearance. Over the observed range of concentrations, no deviation from linearity was evident, and plasma concentrations of about 150 nmol/l were effective in improving cardiac function without significant side-effects.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 425-428 
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    Keywords: caffeine ; oral contraceptives ; pharmacokinetics ; elimination half-life
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    Notes: Summary The effect of chronic (〉3 months) administration of low-dose oestrogen-containing (〈50 µg oestrogen) oral contraceptives (OCS) on the pharmacokinetics of caffeine has been examined in a treated females matched with 9 non-smoking, drug-free, healthy control females of similar age, weight and ethnic origin. Each subject received 162 mg caffeine base orally after an overnight fast. OCS subjects had a prolonged elimination half-life of caffeine, (mean 7.88 h vs 5.37 h in the controls). This was the result of marked impairment of the plasma clearance of caffeine (1.05 vs 1.75 ml/min/kg, respectively) with no change in apparent volume of distribution (0.685 in OCS vs 0.750 l/kg in the control group). The absorption parameters determined were peak plasma caffeine concentration (3.99 vs 4.09 µg/ml) and time to peak concentration after drug administration (1.52 vs 0.79), which was moderately prolonged in OCS users. Thus, caffeine clearance, previously reported to be a specific marker of cytochrome P-448 activity in man, is decreased by chronic OCS use. This suggests that OCS may cause significant impairment of this enzyme activity as assessed in vivo. With chronic caffeine consumption, OCS users are predicted to have an increased steady-state plasma caffeine concentration as compared to non-OCS users.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 429-431 
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    Keywords: theophylline ; asthma ; personality measures ; pharmacokinetics ; volunteers ; patients
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    Notes: Summary Thirteen volunteers received an iv dose of theophylline followed by blood sampling for 8 h to calculate pharmacokinetic parameters. Ten patients with asthma undergoing chronic dosing with slow release aminophylline underwent 12 h of blood sampling to calculate theophylline clearance. Both groups completed an Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) from which was derived scores for neuroticism (N) and extroversion (E). Using multiple regression analysis no independent effect of either N or E score on theophylline clearance or half-life could be demonstrated.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 439-445 
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    Keywords: acetohydroxamic acid ; staghorn renal calculi ; pharmacokinetics ; 14C-labeled drug ; acetamide
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    Notes: Summary Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA), a bacterial urease inhibitor, has been recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a potential drug for the successful treatment of patients with infection induced staghorn renal calculi. The present study was designed to evaluate the disposition of 14C-AHA following oral administration to patients. The results of the study, while in a limited number of patients, indicate that upon oral administration, AHA is very rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Evaluation of urinary excretion data suggests that patients with compromised renal function have low recoveries of AHA in the urine. These data are supported by a strong linear correlation between creatinine clearance and AHA elimination. Acetamide and CO2 are identified as the two major metabolites of AHA in man. CO2 is eliminated in the breath and accounts for 20–45% of the administered dose, while acetamide is eliminated in the urine and accounts for only 9–14% of the administered dose. The remaining dose is eliminated as intact AHA in the urine (19–48%). Saliva concentrations of total radioactivity depict a strong positive correlation with their respective plasma concentrations. Parameter estimates from 14CO2 concentrations in breath as a function of time data closely correspond to the pharmacokinetic parameters of AHA in patients indicating that CO2 may be a primary metabolite derived directly from AHA rather than a secondary metabolite formed by the metabolism of an intermediate product. Upon multiple dose administration of AHA, there is the potential for significant accumulation of acetamide due to its relatively long half-life.
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    Keywords: methotrexate ; osteosarcoma ; high parenteral dose ; pharmacokinetics ; drug monitoring ; computer prediction
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    Notes: Summary Methotrexate (MTX) in serum was measured by RIA in 12 cancer patients receiving high doses of MTX (2 to 8 g/m2) in 6 hour infusions 69 treatments were studied. The peak serum level was proportional to the dose administered and was always greater than 10−4 M. 2 elimination phases were seen: the first had a mean half-life of 2.36 h and the second a mean half-life of 16.14 h. 24 hours after beginning the infusions there were very large variations in individual serum concentrations of MTX, from 2.4 10−6 M to 1.9 10−5 M by 24 h after 8 g/m2. To control these variations, a mathematical model for prediction of the individual pharmacokinetic pattern of a 6 hour-infusion of high-dose MTX by kinetic analysis of a low-test dose is proposed. A program was created for an Apple III computer using toxic and therapeutic serum levels of MTX selected by the clinician. The computer program is adaptable to any infused substance for variable infusion times, thus introducing new advances over existing methods.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 665-670 
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    Keywords: tocainide ; renal failure ; pharmacokinetics ; oral dosing ; pharmacodynamics
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    Notes: Summary The plasma levels of tocainide have been followed after oral administration of 600 mg p.o. to 20 patients with renal failure due to various causes, and to 8 healthy controls. The peak plasma concentrations in the patients with pyelonephritis (3.80 µg/ml) and interstitial nephritis (3.74 µg/ml) but not in those with glomerulonephritis (3.17 µg/ml) differed from that in healthy volunteers (3.24 µg/ml). The renal clearance of tocainide was well correlated with the endogenous creatinine clearance and was dependent on urine pH. No difference in renal clearance was observed between the patients groups. It is suggested that the changes in plasma levels are a consequence of decreased renal clearance. Creatinine clearance was shown to be a poor estimator of tocainide clearance, which suggests that extrarenal clearance plays an important role in the handling of the drug in the body. The findings are used to suggest a safe dosage regimen.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 721-722 
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    Keywords: chloroquine ; rheumatoid disease ; desethylchloroquine ; capacity limitation ; pharmacokinetics ; metabolism
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of chloroquine and its major metabolite desethylchloroquine were studied in patients with rheumatoid disease after single oral doses of chloroquine phosphate corresponding to 150 and 300 mg chloroquine base. The findings strengthen the previous finding that the disposition of chloroquine involves rate limiting steps.
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    Keywords: moclobemide ; Ro 11-1163 ; pharmacokinetics ; bioavailability ; MAO activity in platelets ; monoamine metabolites in urine ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary The plasma concentrations of the MAO-inhibitor moclobemide (Ro 11-1163) were determined in six healthy male subjects after oral (tablets) administration. Effects on MAO activity in platelets and excretion of monoamine metabolites in urine were investigated. The design of the study was a double-blind cross-over study with single oral doses of placebo, 50, 100 and 200 mg of moclobemide. The elimination profile of the drug showed that the half life of the unchanged drug ranged between 1 and 2 h except in one subject with a half-life of about 4 h. The mean bioavailability calculated using flow model concepts was F=0.43 after 50 mg, F=0.47 after 100 mg and F=0.59 after 200 mg. The outlier with a t1/2 of 4 h was found to have a bioavailability of more than 0.80 after all 3 doses. The slightly increasing bioavailability with higher doses was interpreted as evidence of saturable hepatic first-pass elimination of the drug. MAO activity in platelets was measured before and 2, 6 and 24 h after drug administration. No inhibition of platelet MAO was obtained at any point in time or dose level, as to be expected since moclobemide preferentially inhibits MAO A. Urine excretion of the monoamine metabolites homovanillic acid (HVA), dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenylglycol (MOPEG) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) was followed during 48 h after placebo, 50 and 200 mg of moclobemide. Time but not dose contributed significantly to the variability in excretion of the monoamine metabolites. An apparent reduction of HVA and DOPAC levels was obtained in the early phase after the administration of 200 mg of moclobemide. In 1 subject with a mild drug reaction a pronounced decrease in the levels of all the metabolites was obtained. In the other 5 subjects, the compound was very well tolerated with a few reported side-effects like increased activity, somnolence or sweatings. There was a slight but significant increase in blood pressure following 50 and 100 mg but not 200 mg of moclobemide.
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    Keywords: sulphinpyrazone ; metabolism ; single dose ; chronic treatment ; pharmacokinetics ; healthy volunteers
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of sulphinpyrazone and its major metabolites (sulfide, sulfone, p-hydroxysulfone and p-hydroxy-sulphinpyrazone) were investigated in 9 volunteers after a single oral dose as well as after chronic treatment for 23 days. Chronic administration of sulphinpyrazone, in comparison with a single oral dose, led to significant changes in plasma AUC (115.86 to 42.90 mg/l·h), in renal clearance (1.06 to 1.80l/h), in hepatic intrinsic clearance (319.0 to 598.0l/h), and in the unbound fraction in plasma 1.15 to 1.69%) and in tissue (2.73 to 1.31%). The volume of distribution changed from 20.24 to 52.041. The steady state concentrations predicted from the single dose were significantly higher than the values found after chronic treatment. The results suggest that sulphinpyrazone induces its own metabolism. The metabolism of the sulfone, p-hydroxysulfone and the p-hydroxy-sulphinpyrazone to further degradation products was also induced. Chronic treatment with sulphinpyrazone reduced the plasma AUC of the sulfide and caused a decrease in its elimination half-life (20.9 to 14.3 h). Since considerable amounts of the sulfide are formed in the G.I. tract, it is suggested that besides the induction of metabolism, bacteria which reduce sulphinpyrazone to the sulfide may also be responsible for the observed pharmacokinetic changes.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 28 (1985), S. 61-66 
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    Keywords: amiloride ; kidney function ; Na+ ; K+ ; Ca++ ; Mg++ excretion ; renal amiloride clearance ; chronic renal failure ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The effect of a single oral dose of 10 mg amiloride was studied on urinary excretion of Na+, K+, Ca++ and Mg++ in healthy subjects and in patients with varying degrees of renal impairment. Amiloride produced a moderate diuresis and sodium excretion, and a slight calciuresis. Urinary excretion of potassium was significantly reduced as compared to the controls. Despite its diuretic and natriuretic effects, amiloride did not change the excretion of Mg++ as compared to the pretreatment period. When the creatinine clearance was below 50 ml/min, the net excretion of Na+ and Ca++ was drastically reduced. However, K+ retention and neutrality of Mg++ excretion were maintained down to end-stage renal disease. In the healthy volunteers the mean elimination half-life of amiloride was 20 h, and it rose to about 100 h in end-stage renal disease. This was because about 3/4 of native amiloride was eliminated through the kidney. Nonrenal elimination of amiloride was calculated to amount to only 1/4 of the total elimination. Therefore, the antikaliuretic amiloride is a valuable comedication in subjects with normal kidney function to prevent K+ and Mg++ loss. However, its use is hazardous if plasma creatinine is raised.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 27 (1985), S. 637-644 
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    Keywords: isosorbide-dinitrate ; pharmacokinetics ; analytical method ; bioavailability ; drug metabolism
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    Notes: Summary The bioavailabilities of a conventional and two slow release 20 mg isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) formulations were compared after oral administration in a three way cross-over study in 8 male volunteers. In a further group of 6 male volunteers the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of ISDN were investigated after intravenous infusion of a median dose of 14.1 mg for 2.5 h. A new analytical procedure was developed for the determination of isosorbide-5-mononitrate-2-glucuronide (IS-5-MN-2-Glu) and of isosorbide (IS). Kinetic data analysis on a molar basis was performed by the program package KINPAK providing model independent parameters. The median elimination half-lives of ISDN, IS-5-MN, IS-2-MN and IS-5-MN-2-Glu were 0.7, 5.1, 3.2 and 2.5 h, respectively. The systemic clearance of ISDN was 3.7 l/min and the distribution volume 2521 (3.1 l/kg). Apart from IS-5-MN-2-Glu, with a renal clearance of 5.9 l/min which suggested substantial glucuronidation in the kidney, the renal clearances of ISDN, IS-5-MN, IS-2-MN and the corresponding amounts excreted were negligible. 27.8% of the administered ISDN was excreted as IS-5-MN-2-Glu (8.7%) and IS (19.1%). Calculations based on the two mononitrate metabolites formed from ISDN showed an incomplete recovery of 84.1%, leading to the assumption that a simultaneous denitration to IS must have occurred. The rate of denitration at each nitro group in ISDN was almost twice as high as for the same position in the corresponding mononitrate. The bioavailability of the conventional ISDN formulation was 19%, although complete absorption was indicated by comparison of the percentages of mononitrate metabolites formed after the different routes of administration. On the same basis the absorption of the two sustained release formulations was found to be poor.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 27 (1985), S. 649-656 
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    Keywords: bucindolol ; propranolol ; beta-adrenoceptor blockade ; intrinsic sympathomimetic activity ; vasodilator ; pharmacokinetics ; blood pressure ; plasma renin
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    Notes: Summary The β-adrenoceptor blocking properties and pharmacokinetics of bucindolol 150 mg were compared to those of propranolol 80 mg and a placebo in a double-blind trial in 6 healthy volunteers. Heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) at rest and during vigorous exercise, and plasma renin activity (PRA) at rest, were measured before and at intervals up to 24 h after oral administration of the drugs. Bucindolol reduced exercise tachycardia and decreased exercise PEFR, thus behaving as a non-selective β-adrenoceptor blocking drug. In contrast to propranolol, bucindolol did not reduce resting HR and PRA, probably because of its intrinsic sympathomimetic activity. It decreased resting DBP in relation to its peripheral vasodilator properties. The effects of bucindolol developed as early as 30 min after administration and lasted up to 24 h, whereas its Tmax and T1/2 were 1.6 and 3.6 h respectively. Comparison of the time courses of plasma bucindolol and the cardiac β-adrenoceptor blockade strongly suggests that in man bucindolol undergoes an extensive first-pass effect, leading to the formation of one or more active metabolites.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 27 (1985), S. 677-681 
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    Keywords: morphine ; analgesic ; pharmacokinetics ; intramuscular administration ; CSF/plasma-morphine levels ; CSF kinetics
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    Notes: Summary Morphine concentrations in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were measured in 58 elderly patients after intramuscular administration of 10 mg morphine. The assay employed gas chromatography with electron capture detection. From 49 of the patients undergoing urological procedures plasma and lumbar CSF samples were obtained simultaneously as spinal analgesia was given, and in addition, repeated venous samples were obtained over 4 hours from 35 of the patients. A plasma-morphine concentration vs time plot was drawn from the mean values and a CSF-morphine vs time plot was calculated by pooling individual CSF concentrations and using the sliding mean technique. The individual CSF/plasma-morphine concentration ratio vs time was also plotted. In addition, 2 or 3 CSF and plasma samples were collected simultaneously from 3 patients undergoing thoracotomy. Large interindividual variation in the CSF concentration was found. The peak CSF level was reached after 3 h and, following pseudoequilibrium, CSF-morphine levels appeared only slightly lower than those found in plasma. The availability to spinal CSF amounted to no more than 0.005% of the administered dose. CSF-morphine concentrations were not related to plasma protein or albumin concentrations.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 27 (1985), S. 713-719 
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    Keywords: flucloxacillin ; cardiac pacemaker ; pharmacokinetics ; protein binding ; tissue fluid ; elderly patients
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of flucloxacillin in plasma and tissue fluid after i.v. infusion of 1 g was analyzed according to an open two-compartment model in 19 patients with bradyarrhythmias (mean age 70.8 years) admitted for implantation or replacement of a permanent pacemaker system. After the first infusion of flucloxacillin (5 min), the distribution phase was rapid (t1/2α=0.13 h). The plasma half-life of elimination (t1/2β) was 1.51 h, which is almost twice as long as reported in healthy volunteers. Total plasma clearance (93.1 ml/min) was also lower than is usually found in healthy individuals, due to low renal clearance of flucloxacillin (60.2 ml/min). The total apparent volume of distribution during the β-phase (Vdarea) was 0.172 l/kg and distribution in the central compartment (Vc) 0.064 l/kg. In each patient plasma protein binding and drug distribution to plasma water, proteins and blood cells in whole blood were determined. Binding in plasma to proteins was 91.0% and distribution to blood cells in whole blood 13.8%. The mean distribution volume of free flucloxacillin during the β-phase (Vdβ free) was 2.18 l/kg, which exceeds total body water, suggesting possible intracellular distribution and substantial tissue binding. Plasma concentrations of flucloxacillin after the fourth dose (1 g t.i.d.) were very similar to those obtained after the first infusion and those predicted from the single dose kinetics. The concentration of flucloxacillin in fluid from the pacemaker pockets in 5 patients averaged 12.1 µg/ml and 9.5 µg/ml at 1 and 5 h, respectively, which was more than ten times the MIC-values for Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis. The average concentration ratio (tissue fluid/plasma) was 0.57. Thus the pharmacokinetics of flucloxacillin in these elderly patients exhibited marked differences from what has been found in healthy volunteers. Despite the high degree of plasma protein binding, flucloxacillin appears to distribute rapidly and efficiently to extravascular compartments, such as a pacemaker pocket.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 21-24 
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    Keywords: nisoldipine ; nifedipine ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacodynamics ; calcium channel blocking drugs ; hypertension ; side-effects
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic profiles of nifedipine and nisoldipine were compared in a double blind, placebo-controlled study. Nisoldipine, 10 mg significantly reduced systolic blood pressure but nifedipine 20 mg retard did not, although both drugs had significant pharmacodynamic effects as evidenced by increased heart rates. The terminal elimination half-life in plasma was similar for both drugs with a mean of 2 h. The pharmacodynamics of nisoldipine were studied in 8 hypertensives following both acute and chronic administration. Antihypertensive efficacy was demonstrated after acute dosing and was maintained over 4 weeks of twice daily treatment as monotherapy.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 49-53 
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    Keywords: digoxin ; digoxin serum concentration ; drug interaction ; digoxin clearance ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary An open, randomized, single-blind cross over trial to investigate phenytoin-digoxin interactions at steady state was performed in 6 healthy male volunteers. Coadministration of phenytoin caused a significant reduction in the elimination half-life of digoxin from 33.9 to 23.7 h and a diminution in AUC0–48 from 31.6 to 24.4 ng · ml−1 · h. Renal digoxin clearance was not significantly altered from 135.7 to 120.3 ml · min−1. Assuming no change in β-acetyldigoxin absorption, the in decrease time-course the serum digoxin concentration was due to a significantly increased total digoxin clearance from 258.6 to 328.3 ml · min−1. An insignificant reduction in the digoxin distribution volume from 749.4 to 668.0 l was also observed. No relevant change in the pharmacokinetic parameters (elimination half-life, area under the serum concentration time-curve, protein binding) of phenytoin was observed when phenytoin and digoxin were co-administered. The data suggest that with this drug combination the serum digoxin concentration should be carefully monitored and, if necessary, the daily digoxin dose should be increased.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 61-66 
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    Keywords: ergotamine ; pharmacokinetics ; blood/plasma concentration ratio ; blood pressure
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    Notes: Summary Ergotamine tartrate 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125 mg was administered i.v. to 6 volunteers in a cross-over study. Its pharmacokinetic characteristics were evaluated from plasma concentration-time data determined by HPLC. The clearance and volume of distribution were independent of the dose. The ratio between blood and plasma ergotamine concentrations in 4 subjects ranged from 0.41–0.67, indicating the lack of binding to blood cells. Ergotamine was found to be a high clearance drug, average 2.21/min/70kg body wt. suggesting extrahepatic clearance. A possible transient decrease in liver blood flow caused by ergotamine did not seem to affect the linearity of its kinetics.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 73-77 
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    Keywords: pirprofen ; arthritic disease ; pharmacokinetics ; elderly patients
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    Notes: Summary Plasma concentrations of pirprofen were measured in 11 elderly arthritic patients and 6 healthy young volunteers at the beginning and end of 8 days treatment with 400 mg doses twice daily. The mean ages of the two groups were 74.5 and 21.8 years, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in peak concentrations, times to peak, areas under the curve or terminal elimination half-lives between the groups after single dosing. Repeated dosing increased plasma drug concentrations in both groups but the extent was as predicted from the single dose data. Again there were no statistically significant differences between the groups, although pre-dosing plasma concentrations were higher in the elderly compared with the young individuals. The results of this relatively small study suggest that advancing age and arthritic disease appear to have little influence on the pharmacokinetics of pirprofen and no modification in the dosage recommendation in elderly patients without overt renal or hepatic impairment is indicated.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 85-89 
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    Keywords: triamcinolone acetonide ; triamcinolone acetonide phosphate ; pharmacokinetics ; high dose ; glucocorticoids ; renal excretion ; metabolism
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    Notes: Summary Triamcinolone acetonide in the form of its phosphate ester was given intravenously in two different doses (10 mg/kg and 80 mg). Plasma levels of the ester and triamcinolone acetonide were measured and pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated. The pharmacokinetics both of the phosphate and the free alcohol were dose-dependent. No unchanged ester was found in the urine, indicating complete conversion of the pro-drug. Triamcinolone was not a major metabolite of triamcinolone acetonide in humans. Renal clearance was low and independent of the dose. Only about 1% of the dose was found in the urine as triamcinolone acetonide.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 79-84 
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    Keywords: dextropropoxyphene ; norpropoxyphene ; pharmacokinetics ; single dose ; multiple dose ; prediction ; saturation ; auto-induction
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    Notes: Summary The kinetics of dextropropoxyphene (DP) and its main metabolite norpropoxyphene (NP) were studied in 6 healthy male subjects after a single oral dose of 195 mg DP HCl, and during and after 12 daily single oral doses of 195 mg DP HCl. The kinetics varied up to five-fold between individuals after the single dose, the apparent mean elimination half-life (t1/2) was 16 h for DP and 29 h for NP. The mean apparent overall plasma clearance (CL) for DP was 2.61/min. There was no systematic difference in DP clearance between the single and multiple doses, but the accuracy of individual predictions from single to multiple doses was poor, probably because of imprecise determinations of the AUC and t1/2 in the single dose experiments. The individual correlation between single and multiple dose kinetics was good for NP, although the predicted plasma levels during steady state were significantly higher than the observed levels (mean AUCss/AUCsd: 0.81). There was no sign of saturation kinetics on repeated administration. In fact, autoinduction, resulting in significantly lower plasma concentrations after treatment for 1 week was found for NP and was indicated for DP. On discontinuing DP after 12 days of treatment, the apparent mean t1/2 of DP was 23 h and of NP 25 h.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 91-95 
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    Keywords: midazolam ; 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam ; pharmacokinetics ; dose proportionality ; benzodiazepine ; healthy volunteers ; side-effects
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of midazolam and 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam were investigated following oral administration of 7.5, 15 and 30 mg doses of midazolam in solution to 12 healthy subjects. Compared to the 7.5 mg dose, the Cmax and AUC parameters of both midazolam and 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam increased proportionally after the 15 mg dose and more than proportionally after the 30 mg dose. The t1/2 for midazolam remained relatively constant between the 7.5 and 15 mg doses whereas it increased slightly but significantly after the 30 mg dose. These data indicated that the pharmacokinetics of midazolam and 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam were linear between the 7.5 and 15 mg oral dose range. However, after the 30 mg dose, the systemic availability of midazolam and the AUC for 1-hydroxymethylmidazolam appeared to be greater than that anticipated from the lower doses, possibly due to saturation of midazolam first-pass metabolism. This ist not expected to have any clinical significance under the conditions of therapeutic use.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 97-103 
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    Keywords: bupropion ; metabolites ; pharmacokinetics ; single and multiple dose ; side-effects ; enzyme induction
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of bupropion and 3 of its basic metabolites were determined in 8 young, healthy, male volunteers after single and multiple oral doses of bupropion. Plasma profiles were obtained: 1) after a single 100 mg oral dose of bupropion hydrochloride, 2) following administration of 100 mg 8-hourly for 14 days and 3) again after a single 100 mg dose 14 days later. Plasma concentrations of the parent drug and metabolites were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Saliva secretion and pupil diameters were measured, subjective assessments of sleep made using visual analogue scales and side effects, blood counts and biochemistry were monitored. After the first dose mean elimination half lives (t1/2) of bupropion, and metabolites I and II were 8, 19 and 19 h respectively. On repeated administration there was little accumulation of the parent drug and no evidence for induction of its own metabolism. Accumulation of I was consistent with its rate of elimination after single doses while that of II was greater than predicted with prolongation of t1/2 to 35 h. Metabolite III was barely detectable after single doses but its accumulation on multiple dosing was consistent with its long half life (35 h) determined on occasion 2. Saliva secretion was significantly reduced during the multiple dosing period but there were no complaints of dry mouth. Subjective assessments of sleep were not significantly altered though one subject reported vivid dreams. There were no other adverse reactions.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 109-113 
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    Keywords: griseofulvin ; skin blister fluid levels ; pharmacokinetics ; healthy subjects ; bioavailability ; protein binding
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    Notes: Summary Griseofulvin and 6-demethylgriseofulvin (6-DMG) in plasma, suction blister fluid (SBF) and cantharides blister fluid (CBF) and urinary excretion of 6-DMG, were evaluated following administration of single oral doses of an ultramicrosize and a microsize formulation of griseofulvin to 6 healthy volunteers. The bioavailability of griseofulvin was higher following the ultramicrosize formulation when 64% of the dose was recovered (via metabolites) versus 52% after the microsize preparation. Penetration into skin blister fluid was delayed as compared to plasma levels; the peak concentration in plasma was observed at 3–4 h, whereas griseofulvin in CBF increased up to 6 h. The terminal half-live was calculated from plasma levels to 9.3 h. The half-lives calculated from SBF and CBF concentrations were 9.2 and 9.8 h, respectively, (n=5). In plasma 84% of griseofulvin was bound to proteins, predominantly to albumin; binding in SBF and CBF was 72 and 82%, respectively. 3 h after drug administration the free concentration in plasma significantly exceeded the free concentrations in SBF and CBF. Distribution equilibrium between plasma and skin blister fluid was observed after 27 h. Thus, during chronic administration, the plasma griseofulvin level should reflect its concentration in the target organ.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 115-117 
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    Keywords: enprofylline ; theophylline ; pharmacokinetics ; patients ; theophylline requirement
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    Notes: Summary In patients requiring a high or low dose of theophylline the pharmacokinetics of theophylline and enprofylline were studied. The low-dose group took an average daily dose of 8.91 mg/kg body wt. and the high-dose group 24.75 mg/kg body wt. The average half-life of theophylline in the former was 7.11 h and in the latter 4.72 h. The average clearances (CL) of theophylline were 2.83 and 4.58 l/h, respectively. The daily oral intake of theophylline was negatively correlated with the theophylline t1/2 (r=−0.63). While the t1/2 of enprofylline was similar in the two groups, CL and volume of distribution (Vc) were slightly (about 30%) but significantly higher in patients requiring a high dose of theophylline. CL of enprofylline did not correlate with CL of theophylline, nor was the Vc of the two drugs correlated. Interindividual variability in t1/2 and CL was considerably lower for enprofylline than for theophylline.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 225-230 
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    Keywords: dexamethasone ; pharmacokinetics ; dose dependancy ; suppression of cortisol ; healthy females
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    Notes: Summary The dose dependency of the pharmacokinetics of dexamethasone and its influence on the endogenous secretion of cortisol has been studied in healthy females. The maximum plasma level occurred between 1.6 and 2.0 h after doses of 0.5–3.0 mg independent of the type of administration. AUC, distribution volume, plasma clearance and cmax did not increase in proportion to the dose but only by the factor of about 0.6–0.7 after the oral administration of 0.5–1.5 mg. Comparatively high values were reached after 3.0 mg i.m. This may be due to reduced bioavailability of the oral doses. Within the first 12 h after the administration of 0.5–3.0 mg, endogenous cortisol secretion was influenced independent of dose. However, the suppressive effect after 24 h was dose dependent and amounted to approximately 24% for 0.5 mg p. o., 62% for 1.5 mg p. o. and 90% for 3.0 mg i. m. In the case of administration every second day, the integral reduction within 24 h after the administration of 0.5 mg dexamethasone was 44 to 65% and for 1.5 mg between 59 and 62%.
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    Keywords: methotrexate ; hydroxymethotrexate ; lymphoid malignancy ; renal excretion ; metabolism ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary In children with lymphoid malignancies 18 courses of methotrexate (18–200 mg/kg) administered as a 24-h infusion were monitored. Plasma concentrations and renal excretion rates of methotrexate (MTX) and 7-hydroxymethotrexate (7-OHMTX) were determined. A low correlation was found between the administered dose of MTX and the body exposure to MTX or 7-OHMTX. Although 84% of the MTX eventually recovered from the urine was excreted during the 24 h of the infusion, the renal clearance of MTX was markedly lower during the time of the infusion than after it. There were courses with a low and others with a high renal clearance of MTX during the infusion, despite the same urine flow. A low MTX renal clearance was correlated with a high body exposure to MTX. As the same variations were also seen in the same patient during successive courses, pharmacokinetical characterization of patients appears questionable. The renal clearance of 7-OHMTX was significantly lower than the renal clearance of MTX, and the body exposure to 7-OHMTX ranged from 2–40% of the MTX body exposure. Treatment courses with a low or a high body exposure to 7-OHMTX were not associated with different urinary recoveries of the metabolite. Differences in MTX hydroxylation could not be substantiated. Because the concentration of 7-OHMTX is high soon after the end of an infusion, a specific method of MTX determination should be chosen for controlling treatment.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 243-244 
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    Keywords: gamma distributions ; exponentials ; clearance ; mean residence time ; curve fitting ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary Seven sets of plasma concentration-time data were fitted to both a conventional biexponential equation and a gamma equation. The values of clearance (CL) and mean residence time (MRT) were calculated from the fitted parameters and compared with the values calculated by the trapezoid rule. Both the biexponential and gamma equations provided adequate fits to the data. The values of CL and MRT calculated from the biexponential fits correlated very closely with the values calculated by the trapezoid rule, but there were large discrepancies between the values calculated from the gamma fits and the trapezoid rule. The biexponential model appears to be less sensitive to scatter in the data.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 303-307 
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    Keywords: ceftriaxone ; peritoneal dialysis ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of intraperitoneally (IP) administered ceftriaxone (CRO) in patients maintained on chronic peritoneal dialysis. A single 2 g dose of CRO was administered IP to six adult patients who did not have peritonitis at the time of study. After a 5 hour dwell, the peritoneal fluid was exchanged with CRO-free fluid. Exchanges were carried out every 4 to 8 h, over a 24- to 28-h period. The peak total plasma CRO concentration was 104 µg/ml. An average of 74.1% of the IP dose of CRO was absorbed. Plasma protein binding was nonlinear; mean free fraction ranged from 12.8 to 17.9% at low and high concentrations. Dialysate concentrations at the end of subsequent exchanges ranged from means of 19.9 to 2.9 µg/ml. Total CRO clearance from plasma was 10.1 ml·kg−1·h−1 and the mean terminal t1/2 was 12.7 h. Dialytic clearance averaged 0.69 ml·kg−1·h−1, only 6.9% of total clearance. A model which incorporates known characteristics of CRO binding and distribution in anuric patients was used to simulate plasma and peritoneal concentrations of CRO during multiple dose IP drug administration.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 309-312 
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    Keywords: theophylline ; asthma ; absorption ; elimination ; pharmacokinetics ; circadian changes ; bronchial obstruction ; slow release preparation
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    Notes: Summary Circadian variation in the serum concentration of theophylline has been reported in most patients receiving slow release oral preparations. To examine further the mechanism and clinical relevance of this change, an investigation has been made into the diurnal fluctuation in elimination kinetics during i.v. administration of theophylline and its serum concentration profile on oral treatment with a slow release preparation, in 8 hospitalized patients receiving it for bronchial obstruction. After reaching steady-state on a constant intravenous infusion, the total body clearance of theophylline (CL) was determined every 4–6 h from the steady-state concentration and the infusion rate. No systematic trend indicative of circadian changes in elimination kinetics was observed. The intraindividual fluctuation in CL during the observation period was small (coefficient of variation 4–11%). In contrast, on oral dosing a smaller area under the serum concentration-time curve was found during the night time (22.00–06.00). The results show that the circadian variation described in serum theophylline concentrations is due to delayed absorption at night. The elimination kinetics of theopyhlline do not change.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 30 (1986), S. 335-340 
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    Keywords: isoniazid ; pharmacokinetics ; age dependent differences ; pulmonary tuberculosis patients
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    Notes: Summary The distribution of the acetylator phenotype of isoniazid was studied in 458 patients of different ages, and the influence of age on its apparent distribution volume, clearance and half-life was investigated in slow and rapid acetylators. The doses of isoniazid for the patients were determined according to the inactivation index method, as described by Vivien. Apparent distribution volume showed no difference between slow and rapid acetylators but it did decrease significantly with age. Clearance and half-life varied significantly in slow acetylators, and these variations led to a decrease in the necessary dose of isoniazid.
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 29 (1985), S. 255-256 
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    Keywords: gentamicin ; malnutrition ; protein-energy deficiency ; malnourished children ; pharmacokinetics
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    Notes: Summary The pharmacokinetics of i.m. gentamicin was the same in malnourished (n=6) and normal (n=4) children.
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