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Table 2 Mean pharmacokinetic parameters following multiple escalating oral nalbuphine doses in hemodialysis patients

From: Pharmacokinetics of nalbuphine hydrochloride extended release tablets in hemodialysis patients with exploratory effect on pruritus

Parameter

Statistics

Non-dialysis days

Dialysis days

30 mg BID

60 mg BID

120 mg BID

180 mg BID

240 mg BID

30 mg BID

60 mg BID

120 mg BID

180 mg BID

240 mg BID

Day 4

Day 6

Day 9

Day 13

Day 15

Day 3

Day 7

Day 10

Day 12

Day 14

AUC tau (ng•h/mL)

n

14

10

10

9

3

11

10

10

13

3

Mean

117.97

221.68

621.79

760.87

769.99

118.56

255.54

582.15

646.06

539.72

SD

76.41

145.04

415.94

538.28

509.88

74.93

157.81

374.09

433.26

476.19

CV

64.8

65.4

66.9

70.7

66.2

63.2

61.8

64.3

67.1

88.2

C max (ng/mL)

n

14

10

10

9

3

11

10

10

13

4

Mean

13.44

24.78

70.33

82.78

80.47

12.84

27.04

62.51

69.12

63.45

SD

8.31

17.38

48.81

55.81

51.76

7.71

15.74

40.11

47.20

40.10

CV

61.8

70.1

69.4

67.4

64.3

60.1

58.2

64.2

68.3

63.2

T max (h)

n

14

10

10

9

3

11

10

10

13

4

Min

0

0

3.0

2.0

3.1

2.0

0

0

0

0

Median

4.0

5.0

6.0

5.0

9.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.0

Max

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.1

12.0

11.9

11.9

4.0

11.9

4.0

AUC d (ng•h/mL)

n

     

11

10

10

9

 

Mean

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

40.57

86.87

194.95

280.33

NA

SD

     

28.14

55.63

136.98

217.42

 

CV%

     

69.4

64.0

70.3

77.6

 

%Arem

n

     

11

10

10

9

 

Mean

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.95

1.07

1.24

1.11

NA

SD

     

0.69

0.74

0.91

0.85

 

CV%

     

73.0

69.2

73.1

76.0

 

CL d a (L/h)

n

     

11

10

10

9

 

Mean

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6.98

7.33

7.60

7.32

NA

SD

     

1.40

1.16

1.30

1.04

 

CV%

     

20.1

15.8

17.1

14.2

 
  1. a Values correspond to 116, 122, 127, and 122 mL/min, respectively.
  2. Abbreviations: %Arem percentage of total amount of drug removed by hemodialysis, AUC d area under arterial plasma concentration-time curve from beginning to end of dialysis, AUC tau area under plasma concentration-time curve over 12 h, BID twice daily, CL d dialysis clearance, C max maximum observed plasma concentration, CV coefficient of variation, ER extended release, h hour, n number of subjects, NA not applicable, QD once daily, T max time of maximum observed plasma concentration.