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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-10-17
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pubmed:abstractText |
Dexamethasone pharmacokinetics was studied after oral administration of two Décadron tablets in six healthy controls and in eight obese patients whose weight was at least 20% above that of the ideal body weight. The absorption (0.30 +/- 0.09 h and 0.29 +/- 0.08 h) and elimination (4.52 +/- 0.57 h and 3.71 +/- 1.05 h) half-lives were not significantly different. Maximum plasma concentrations were similar (11.95 +/- 1.00 micrograms/l and 10.93 +/- 0.94 micrograms/l) but the lag-time was significantly higher in the obese patients (0.49 +/- 0.12 h and 0.13 +/- 0.04 h). A positive correlation was observed between the AUC and the total body weight (r = 0.738, p less than 0.01). Mean predexamethasone cortisol level was significantly lower in the obese patients (189.20 +/- 52.7 micrograms/l and 256.90 +/- 58 micrograms/l). The pharmacokinetics modifications were not sufficient to explain the increased false positive frequency in the dexamethasone suppression test of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in obesity.
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pubmed:language |
fre
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0040-5957
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
45
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
311-4
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:articleTitle |
[Pharmacokinetics of dexamethasone administered orally in obese patients].
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pubmed:affiliation |
Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, CHRU Maison Blanche, Reims.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
English Abstract
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