Pharmacokinetics of the antiarrhythmic agent tiracizine: Steady state kinetics in comparison with single‐dose kinetics

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Beitragende

  • Annette Berndt - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • R. Oertel - , Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie, Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • B. Terhaag - , Arzneimittelwerk Dresden GmbH (Autor:in)
  • K. Richter - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Th Gramatté - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

Serum and urine kinetics of unchanged tiracizine (T), a new class I antiarrhythmic agent, and three metabolites (M1, 2, and 3) were assessed in eight healthy extensive metabolizers after a single oral administration of 50 mg tiracizine and during steady state (50 mg b.i.d.). Additionally, tiracizine‐induced ECG changes were measured. Considerable accumulation of M1 and M2 was observed during repeated dosing (M1, Cmax,ss = 391.8 ng mL−1 against Cmax,sd = 132.8 ng mL−1; M2, Cmax,ss = 143.2 ng mL−1 against Cmax,sd = 25.8 ng mL−1). However, significant increases of AUC (AUCτ = 261.9 ng h mL−1 against AUC0–∞,sd = 182.9 ng h mL−1), Cmax (Cmax,ss = 75.9 ng mL−1 against Cmax,sd = 56.9 ng mL−1) and t1/2β (t1/2β,ss = 4.0 h against t1/2β,sd = 2.4 h) of the parent compound indicate non‐linear kinetics. The significant decrease in renal clearance of all four substances as well as the decrease of non‐renal tiracizine clearance with repeated dosing led to the assumption that non‐linearity is due to saturable renal excretion and a fall in intrinsic tiracizine clearance. PQ time was prolonged significantly during steady state and culminated at the tmax of the parent compound, whereas there was no change in any ECG parameter after a single‐dose administration of 50 mg tiracizine.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)427-441
Seitenumfang15
FachzeitschriftBiopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition
Jahrgang16
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 1995
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 8527691
ORCID /0000-0003-1526-997X/work/142247264

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • antiarrhythmics, metabolites, pharmacokinetics, single dose, steady state, tiracizine