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Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology1995

Prolongation of the PQ interval as a measure of therapeutic inequivalence between two formulations of diltiazem.

O E Della Paschoa, V Luckow, D Trenk, E Jähnchen, S R Santos

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Trial report in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Arrhythmic risk biomarkers for the assessment of drug cardiotoxicity: from experiments to computer simulations.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2010
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

O E Della PaschoaDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
V Luckow
D Trenk
E Jähnchen
S R Santos

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We studied the use of atrioventricular (AV) conduction time to assess the therapeutic equivalence of two diltiazem formulations in 20 volunteers in a double-blind, cross-over trial. ECG recording was carried out before and at several intervals after drug administration, and prolongation of the PQ interval (delta PQ) was taken as a pharmacodynamic response. In addition, diltiazem plasma concentrations were determined in 8 subjects. The effect of diltiazem increased proportionally with the plasma concentration and could be detected up to 10 h after administration. The area under the effect-time curve (AUEC(0-10)), the peak effect (Emax), and the effect mean residence time (MRTE) showed significant differences. In contrast to the pharmacodynamics, the pharmacokinetic profiles of diltiazem do not vary to the same extent. We conclude that the formulations are therapeutically different. Furthermore, at the administered dose, delta PQ appears to be a sensitive measure for assessing the electrophysiological properties of diltiazem.

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AdultAtrioventricular NodeCross-Over StudiesDelayed-Action PreparationsDiltiazemDouble-Blind MethodElectrocardiographyHeart Conduction SystemHeart RateHumansMaleTherapeutic EquivalencyDelayed-Action PreparationsDiltiazem

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PMID7621847

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