Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ramipril and piretanide administered alone and in combination
| Autor: | Kurt Löffler, G. Ruf, N. de la Rey, S. Gera, H. G. Luus, W. Schulz, Dietmar Trenk, E. Jähnchen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Male Pharmacology Ramipril Sulfonamides Cross-Over Studies Piretanide General Medicine Crossover study chemistry.chemical_compound Pharmacokinetics chemistry Oral administration Pharmacodynamics Healthy volunteers medicine Humans Drug Therapy Combination Single-Blind Method Pharmacology (medical) Single blind Diuretics medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 46:545-550 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1041 0031-6970 |
| Popis: | The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single oral doses of 5 mg ramipril and 6 mg piretanide administered separately and in combination were determined in a single blind, randomised, 3-period cross-over study in 24 healthy male volunteers. The peak plasma concentrations of ramipril and ramiprilat increased slightly (from 11.9 to 14.8 ng/ml, and from 6.39 to 8.96 ng/ml, respectively) as did the area under the plasma concentration-time curve of ramipril (0-4 h) and ramiprilat (0-24 h) (from 15.8 to 19.8 ng.ml-1.h, and from 63.4 to 74.6 ng.ml-1.h, respectively). The urinary excretion of ramiprilat also rose (from 6.82 to 7.73% of dose) following simultaneous treatment with piretanide. These effects were probably due to reduced first-pass metabolism of ramipril/ramiprilat to inactive metabolites. The blood pressure lowering effect, the time course of inhibition of ACE activity in plasma and the concentration-response relationship for the inhibition of plasma ACE activity were not affected by piretanide. The peak plasma concentration of piretanide was somewhat reduced (from 285 to 244 ng/ml) following simultaneous treatment with ramipril. No other pharmacokinetic parameter was affected. Piretanide increased urine flow, and sodium, chloride and potassium excretion, especially during the first 2 hours following administration. These pharmacodynamic parameters were not affected by ramipril. Thus, simultaneous administration of single oral doses of ramipril and piretanide caused modest changes in the peak and average plasma concentrations of both drugs, which did not lead to detectable alterations in the pharmacodynamic parameters measured in healthy volunteers. |
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