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M Moulin

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[Pharmacokinetics of intravenous ketoprofen. Therapeutic value in renal colic].

The pharmacokinetics of intravenous ketoprofen were evaluated in 37 patients suffering from acute ureteral colic. Four studies were established to obtain a rapid and persistent analgesic effect: group I: 100 mg of ketoprofen as bolus; group II: short infusion of 100 mg of ketoprofen (1.5 or 2 hours); group III: loading dose of 35 mg ketoprofen plus an infusion of 25 mg/h and 33 mg/h. Serum concentrations of ketoprofen were measured by high pressure liquid chromatography. The mean (+/- SD) values of pharmacokinetic parameters measured with a 2 open compartment model were as follows: distribution half-life: 0.34 +/- 0.19 h; elimination half-life: 2.05 +/- 0.58 h; kel: 0.96 +/- 0.28 h-1; k21: 0.94 +/- 0.42 h-1; k12: 1.00 +/- 0.70 h-1; volume of central compartment: 5.58 +/- 1.67 l; volume of tissue compartment: 5.14 +/- 2.12 l; plasma clearance: 5.10 +/- 1.14 l. h-1. These results concur with previously published data obtained after oral, rectal or intramuscular administration. Ketoprofen due to its peripheric anti-inflammatory, antiprostaglandins and central actions gives the best results with the intravenous administration. Administration of a ketoprofen bolus suppressed pain within ten minutes in 71% of patients.

Adult↗

Determination of fluconazole in biological fluids by capillary column gas chromatography with a nitrogen detector.

Fluconazole concentrations in biological fluids were determined by high-performance gas chromatography. A simple extraction procedure with chloroform, under basic conditions and after the addition of UK-47,265 as the internal standard and with no evaporation stage, was carried out prior to analysis. A solid injector and a 15-m capillary column, coated with a nonpolar phase and connected to a nitrogen-selective detector that afforded an excellent selectivity and sensitivity, constituted the gas chromatographic system. The duration of each analysis was less than 4 min and the minimum detectable serum concentration was 50 ng/mL. In five patients undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis, the mean serum concentrations +/- SD at 1, 6, and 48 h after the intraperitoneal administration of a single dose of fluconazole were, respectively, 325 +/- 75, 928 +/- 159, and 607 +/- 80 ng/mL.

Antifungal Agents↗

Attentional effects of caffeine in man: comparison with drugs acting upon performance.

The aim of this study was to observe if a method useful for measuring attentional effects could be applied in testing the differential effects of caffeine, the beta-stimulant salbutamol, and the beta-blocker propranolol. Caffeine (300 mg) was administered to a sample of 19 normal subjects compared to two samples of 40 controls. Caffeine was found to increase attention and vigilance by augmenting the number of repetitions of responses to a verbal stimulus in a free word association test. This pattern was also seen with salbutamol and propranolol, but to a lesser degree.

Albuterol↗

[Adrenergic therapy and vigilance: beta-2 sympathomimetic aerosols in asthma].

It has been established that the use of beta-2 sympathomimetic aerosols is a safe and efficacious treatment of asthma. Unexpected cases of sudden death amongst insufficiently-treated patients or patients who stopped their treatment are not linked with the use of these drugs. To assess the risk of possible "receptor desensitization" it is necessary to notify these accidents to the Committee on Safety of Drugs and to take into consideration the opposite results of further administration and termination of treatment.

Adrenergic beta-Agonists↗

[Pharmacokinetics of piperacillin during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis].

We studied the kinetics of piperacillin in patients under continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Piperacillin 2 g was injected intravenously in 6 patients whereas 1 g was given intraperitoneally either a single dose in 3 patients without infection or the same dose every six-hours in 4 patients with peritonitis. Piperacillin was assayed by HPLC. After intravenous administration, the mean plasma piperacillin concentration was 3.1 +/- 5.6 mg/l at 12 h, the mean plasma t1/2 at 2.43 +/- 0.84 h, the volume of distribution at 20.4 +/- 6.3 l and the peritoneal clearance at 0.19 +/- 0.04 ml/min. After iterative intraperitoneal administration, serum and dialysate concentrations of piperacillin were above the minimum inhibitory concentration for susceptible pathogens without antibiotic accumulation. Peritoneal absorption was higher during peritonitis (83.4 +/- 4.8%) than without peritonitis (67.8 +/- 8.5%). Piperacillin 2 g IV every 8 hours or 1 g IP every 6 hours seemed to be the appropriate regimen in patients with chronic renal failure on CAPD.

Humans↗

Treatment of caffeine intoxication by exchange transfusion in a newborn.

The symptoms of acute poisoning after accidental administration of ten times the usually prescribed dosage of caffeine in a premature infant included the following neurological signs: incessant tremors, hypertonia, continuous opisthotonos posture, whining and crying and digestive disturbances. The very high serum caffeine levels, 160 mg/l, determined 66 hours after the first administration was confirmed by the very high cerebrospinal fluid caffeine concentration 115 mg/l. Two exchange transfusions performed at an interval of 16 hours produced a large decrease in serum caffeine levels of approximately 40 mg/l each time, and a similar decrease in the cerebrospinal fluid concentration. The clinical status of the infant improved very rapidly and the child's psychomotor development was normal at 3 months of age.

Acute Disease↗

Clinical pharmacokinetics of ketoprofen after single intravenous administration as a bolus or infusion.

The pharmacokinetics of ketoprofen were evaluated in 29 patients suffering from acute renal colic following a single intravenous administration as a bolus or short infusion (1.5 and 2 hours), and after a loading dose and a 24-hour infusion. Serum concentrations of ketoprofen were measured by high pressure liquid chromatography. The mean (+/- SD) values of clinical parameters were as follows: distribution half-life = 0.34 +/- 0.19 h; elimination half-life = 2.05 +/- 0.58 h; kel = 0.968 +/- 0.282 h-1; k21 = 0.943 +/- 0.425 h-1; k12 = 1.004 +/- 0.708 h-1; volume of central compartment = 5.58 +/- 1.67L; volume of tissue compartment = 5.14 +/- 2.12L; plasma clearance = 5.10 +/- 1.14L/h. These results concur with previously published data obtained after oral or intramuscular administration. According to clinical observations, administration of a ketoprofen bolus suppressed pain within 5 to 30 minutes; the administration of a loading dose and a 24-hour infusion is almost never followed by a recurrence of pain, and this regimen was proposed as the dosage schedule of ketoprofen to treat renal colic.

Adult↗

Spiramycin has no effect on serum theophylline in asthmatic patients.

Fifteen asthmatic patients receiving a sustained-release theophylline preparation were also treated with spiramycin for at least 5 days. The macrolide antibiotic had no significant effect on the steady-state theophylline concentration, unlike erythromycin and troleandomycin, which belong to the same class of antibiotics. The latter two drugs have different chemical structures and decrease theophylline clearance. Accordingly, spiramycin comedication does not require special serum level drug monitoring or adjustment of the dose of theophylline.

Adult↗

Prilocaine in arthroscopy: clinical pharmacokinetics and rational use.

Prilocaine pharmacokinetics were determined in 60 patients receiving the drug by two different routes of administration (intra-articular and subcutaneous) during arthroscopy under local anesthesia with controlled pressure irrigation. Resorption of prilocaine by subcutaneous tissues was slow and did not lead to high serum levels. On the contrary, prilocaine resorption by the synovium was fast and induced a sharp serum peak (265.8 +/- 163.5 ng/ml) in the hour after the end of the examination. The drug was completely eliminated from the blood after 24 hours, as the prilocaine t1/2 is about 5 hours. The first procedure was perfected to reduce the risk of methemoglobinemia, which occurred in four of 105 patients. Applied pressure was lowered to 100 mm Hg to prevent the escape of anesthetic solution into the soft tissue of the leg, the prilocaine concentration was reduced to 1 gm/L, and the arthroscope was only set up after a delay to allow the intra-articular anesthetic effect of prilocaine to become established. So far, 200 arthroscopies have been performed with this improved protocol without any problem.

Adolescent↗

Identification and differentiation of resinous cannabis and textile cannabis: combined use of HPLC and high-resolution GLC.

The combined use of high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and high-resolution gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) afforded a means of isolating three substances in samples of cannabis, of determining their retention times in HPLC and in GLC with and without derivation, and of identifying them, by comparison with the data in the literature, with the three major constituents of cannabis: cannabidiol (CBD), delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) and cannabinol (CBN), without using either control substances or a mass spectrometer. Furthermore, calculation of the peak area ratios (formula: see text); for the different sample varieties can serve as a criterion for the differentiation of resinous cannabis and textile cannabis.

Cannabidiol↗

[Relations between the levels of neuroleptics and the doses, the therapeutic effects and the side effects].

The mass fragmentography and the gas-liquid chromatography are available actually for quantitation of very low levels of neuroleptics. The Radio-immunological assay is full of promise. Their plasma levels are not correlated with their dosage in a man to another, but, for some of them, there is lineary relation for one person. A correlation between their levels and their clinical efficacy is not certainly demonstrated for thioridazine and non transformed chlorpromazine; it could be possible for his sulphoxide metabolite and for butaperazine. The sides-effects are relatively correlated with their levels in the begining of the therepautic. The antiparkinsonian drugs, the antidepressants and the lithium could influenced them.

Antipsychotic Agents↗