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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
The single-dose and steady-state pharmacokinetics of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor fosinopril and its active diacid, fosinoprilat, were evaluated in 6 healthy volunteers and 12 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Fosinopril was administered at a dosage of 10 mg once daily for 14 days. Results in the two groups were similar, with no evidence of accumulation of fosinoprilat in hepatically impaired patients. Mean (+/- SD) maximum observed plasma concentrations of fosinoprilat in the healthy subjects were 112.0 +/- 67.2 ng/mL after the first dose and 144.1 +/- 61.7 ng/mL at steady-state. Corresponding values for the hepatically impaired patients were 111.4 +/- 40.1 ng/mL and 140.2 +/- 50.9 ng/mL. The area under the serum concentration versus time curve for healthy volunteers was 790.7 +/- 431.0 ng.hr/mL after the first dose and 940.3 +/- 400.4 ng.hr/mL at steady-state. Similar values were noted in hepatically impaired patients: 926.0 +/- 293.9 ng.hr/mL and 1,255.4 +/- 434.0 ng.hr/mL for first dose and steady-state, respectively. No statistically significant differences were detected in fosinoprilat pharmacokinetic values between healthy and hepatically impaired subjects. Absence of accumulation can be attributed to the dual route of elimination of fosinoprilat reported in previous studies. Renal excretion of fosinoprilat in hepatically impaired patients prevents increased accumulation. The present findings suggest that the starting dose of fosinopril used in hypertensive patients with normal renal and hepatic function can also be used in patients with hepatic impairment secondary to cirrhosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0091-2700
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Single-dose and steady-state pharmacokinetics of fosinopril and fosinoprilat in patients with hepatic impairment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Pharmacology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study