title: [Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of diltiazem floating tablets].
abstract: Floating tablet is a new type of delayed-action preparations. The present study was aimed at pharmacokinetic and hemodynamic effects of diltiazem floating tablet in 8 healthy volunteers. Each subject received po 90 mg diltiazem floating and normal tablets in a crossover design. For floating tablets the T1/2 (6.4 +/- 4.4 h) and Cmax (56 +/- 23 ng.ml-1) were longer and lower than those of normal tablets (2.3 +/- 1.1 h and 96 +/- 30 ng.ml-1, P < 0.01), respectively. AUC of the 2 forms were similar, suggesting that they had same bioavailability. Diltiazem lowered the blood pressure of the subjects. Although there was no significant difference between the 2 formulations in maximal decreases of systolic and diastolic blood pressures, the duration of hypotension was longer with floating tablets than that with normal ones. There was a positive correlation between diltiazem concentration and its hypotensive action. Thus, administration of floating tablets twice a day may be effective in controlling the blood pressure of hypertensive patients.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, China.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: J Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D013607:Tablets; D004110:Diltiazem