Dose proportionality of moricizine after escalating multiple doses in healthy volunteers. 1991

I H Benedek, and D M Garner, and H J Pieniaszek
Clinical Pharmacology Group, Du Pont Pharmaceuticals, Stine-Haskell Research, Newark, DE 19714.

This study was designed to determine the dose linearity and proportionality of moricizine after multiple-dose administrations of 450 to 900 mg/day. The study design was an open-label, four-treatment, four-period sequentials escalating dose. Twelve subjects each received multiple doses of 150, 200, 250, and 300 mg of moricizine every 8 hours during 7 days of treatment. Blood samples for pharmacokinetic determinations were obtained on day 7 of each treatment period during an 8-hour time interval. Cmin determinations were also made on specific days of each treatment period. The AUC tau (area under the curve from time 0 to 8 hours), Cmax, and Cmin parameters were all normalized to the 250-mg (750 mg/day) dose. No statistically significant differences were seen in these parameters at the four treatment levels. It was concluded that moricizine follows first-order or linear pharmacokinetics after multiple dosing and exhibits dose proportional pharmacokinetics in the dosage-range studies. This range corresponds to the clinically useful dosage range.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D004334 Drug Administration Schedule Time schedule for administration of a drug in order to achieve optimum effectiveness and convenience. Administration Schedule, Drug,Administration Schedules, Drug,Drug Administration Schedules,Schedule, Drug Administration,Schedules, Drug Administration
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D016293 Moricizine An antiarrhythmia agent used primarily for ventricular rhythm disturbances. Moracizin,EN-313,Ethmozin,Ethmozine,Etmozin,Moracizine,Moricizine Hydrochloride,EN 313,EN313,Hydrochloride, Moricizine

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