ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
Carbamazepine
;
metabolism
;
autoinduction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Six healthy young adult male volunteers were given two 600 mg (2540 μ moles) oral doses of carbamazepine (CBZ) 5 days apart. Serial concentrations of CBZ and its 10,11-epoxy (CBZ-epoxide) and 10,11-dihydro-10,11-trans-dihydroxy (CBZ-diol) metabolites in plasma, and daily excretions of these substances and the 2-hydroxy (2-OH-CBZ), 3-hydroxy (3-OH-CBZ) and 9-hydroxymethyl-10-carbamoylacridan (acridan) metabolites in urine were followed for 5 days after each dose. Pharmacokinetic analysis showed that autoinduction of CBZ metabolism was present within 6–10 days of the initial drug dose. The mean oral clearance of CBZ increased from 1.48 to 1.74 l·h− (difference 0.26 l·h−, 95% confidence interval 0.11 to 0.41 l·h−) and the mean percentage urinary recovery of the amount of CBZ eliminated increased from 41.8% to 44.6% (difference 2.8%, 95% confidence interval 0.5 to 5%) between the two studies 5 days apart. The data for daily clearance to metabolite and the time-courses of the plasma CBZ-epoxide to CBZ and CBZ-diol to CBZ concentration ratios suggested that autoinduction had begun by the second day after CBZ intake, and involved not only the epoxide-diol pathway but, to a lesser extent, the oxidations to phenolic derivatives.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00191168
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