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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-10-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
Single i.v. doses of medetomidine have been administered to healthy male volunteers in three clinical phase I studies. After an initial open dose-finding study, double-blind, placebocontrolled designs were used. The highest dose tested was 120 micrograms. Medetomidine was well tolerated. It caused dose-dependent decreases of blood pressure (max 22/14 mmHg), heart rate (max 14/min) and cardiac output (max 21%) without subjective sensations of hemodynamic changes or other unexpected side-effects. However, a clear dose-dependent sedative effect, both subjective and objective, and a decrease in salivation was seen after single i.v. doses. Medetomidine had a powerful and dose-dependent effect in reducing noradrenaline (by a maximum of 75%) and increasing human growth hormone levels in plasma. All the observed pharmacological effects are well compatible with an alpha 2-agonistic action of the drug and resemble those seen after i.v. administration of clonidine. However, medetomidine appeared to be more potent and short-acting than clonidine.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0065-1699
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
85
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
145-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-11
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Adrenergic alpha-Agonists,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Arousal,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Double-Blind Method,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Drug Evaluation,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Hemodynamics,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Hormones,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Imidazoles,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Injections, Intravenous,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Medetomidine,
pubmed-meshheading:2571265-Salivation
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pubmed:year |
1989
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Pharmacological effects of medetomidine in humans.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Controlled Clinical Trial
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