title: Comparison of propranolol and sotalol pharmacokinetics in obese subjects.
abstract: Six obese subjects (mean +/- s.d. : 145.1 +/- 16.7% of ideal body weight) were randomly assigned to a single i.v. dose either of (+/-)-propranolol base (0.108 mg kg-1 of ideal body weight) or of (+/-)-sotalol base (1.06 mg kg-1 of ideal body weight). Each subject received the other drug 7 days later. Pharmacokinetic parameters were compared with those obtained previously in non-obese control subjects. In obese subjects, the pharmacokinetic data calculated for sotalol were comparable with those measured in controls (total body clearance = 9.4 +/- 2.9 L h-1; volume of distribution during the terminal phase = 79.8 +/- 19.8 L or 0.9 +/- 0.2 L kg-1; terminal half-life = 6.2 +/- 1.6 h). For propranolol, total clearance (44.3 +/- 15.9 L h-1) and volume of distribution (230.5 +/- 48.2 L or 2.7 +/- 0.7 L kg-1) were significantly less than control values. The terminal half-life (3.9 +/- 1.1 h), was not significantly increased. These results could be explained by altered tissue blood flow and a decreased metabolic capacity of the liver in obese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pharmacologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Jeunne
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cheymol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barré
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Hugues
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000378:metabolism; D011433:Propranolol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013015:Sotalol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D009961:Orosomucoid; D011433:Propranolol; D013015:Sotalol; D003404:Creatinine