Pharmacokinetics and Safety of a Diclofenac Sodium 75 mg/1 mL Solution (Akis®/Dicloin®) Administered as a Single Intravenous Bolus Injection in Healthy Men and Women.
Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet
; 44(5): 681-689, 2019 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31077065
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A 1-mL aqueous solution for parenteral injection containing diclofenac sodium and hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin, presently on the market for intramuscular and subcutaneous administration (Akis®/Dicloin®), was further developed for intravenous (i.v.) bolus administration.OBJECTIVES:
The study objective was to compare the tolerability and diclofenac pharmacokinetics after a single i.v. bolus of the investigational solution to those of other parenteral diclofenac products.METHODS:
The study comprised three parts (i) Part 1 an exploratory dose-escalation study to evaluate the tolerability of 25 mg/1 mL, 50 mg/1 mL and 75 mg/1 mL diclofenac sodium formulations administered as a single 5-s i.v. bolus; (ii) Part 2 an exploratory, randomised, crossover study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of diclofenac following 5-, 15-, and 30-s i.v. bolus injections of diclofenac sodium 75 mg/1 mL; (iii) Part 3 a randomised crossover study to compare the pharmacokinetics of diclofenac following a 5-s i.v. bolus of the 75 mg/1 mL solution to the pharmacokinetics of diclofenac following a 30-min i.v. infusion or intramuscular administration of a 75 mg/3 mL reference formulation.RESULTS:
The extent of exposure to diclofenac sodium afforded by the 5-s i.v. bolus of 75 mg/1 mL was equivalent to that provided by the 30-min i.v. infusion of 75 mg/3 mL, since the 90% confidence interval of the geometric mean ratio (GMR) of the area under the curve (AUC) from time 0 to the last plasma concentration time t (AUC0-t) was within the limits 80.00-125.00%, as was the 90% confidence interval of the GMR of the AUC from time 0 extrapolated to infinity (AUC0-∞). The maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) was approximately 2.7-fold higher and was achieved earlier (0.05 vs. 0.50 h) with the 1 mL than with the 3 mL formulation, and was similar to data published for a 75 mg/2 mL formulation given as a 15-s i.v. bolus.CONCLUSIONS:
Diclofenac sodium 75 mg/1 mL solution administered as a 5-s i.v. bolus was well tolerated. The pharmacokinetic profile, which showed a faster onset and a higher concentration peak than seen for other products and administration routes, suggests a superior analgesic effect.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Diclofenac
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Switzerland