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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
Pharmacokinetic profiles of the 1,4-substituted benzodiazepines are defined by their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion characteristics. An ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and the onset of pharmacological activity have been associated with the physiochemical properties of the benzodiazepines. In addition, drug concentrations in the CSF correlate with the unbound drug concentrations in blood or plasma. Duration of pharmacological activity of the benzodiazepines in humans is associated with the affinity of these compounds for the benzodiazepine receptors in human brain. Therefore, benzodiazepines with high affinity for the benzodiazepine receptor sites in human brain tend to exhibit prolonged half-lives of elimination from the CSF which correlate with the prolonged duration of clinical and pharmacological effects and lower therapeutic doses of these drugs in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0312-5963
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationships between CSF drug concentrations, receptor binding characteristics, and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of selected 1,4-substituted benzodiazepines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacokinetics, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review