title: Pharmacokinetics of falipamil after intravenous administration to humans.
abstract: Falipamil (2-[3-[3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenetylmethylamino]propyl]-5,6- dimethoxyphthalamidine; 1) is a new specific bradycardic agent for the treatment of sinus tachycardia. Pharmacokinetics of falipamil in humans (n = 6) was determined in plasma and urine after iv administration of 100 mg (1.85 MBq) per person of 14C-labeled drug by liquid scintillation counting and by a specific, sensitive reversed-phase totally automated HPLC system with fluorimetric detection. Recovery of total radioactivity was 91.8 +/- 3.7%, with 68.2 +/- 4.3% in urine and 23.6 +/- 2.5% in the feces. The majority of radioactivity was excreted within 24 to 48 h. The parent drug, falipamil (1), and its N-desmethyl-metabolite (2), which is approximately 100 times less active than 1, contributed 14.1 +/- 1.6 and 4.5 +/- 0.7%, respectively, of the dose to urinary excretion. Plasma protein binding of 1 and 2 was 87.9 +/- 1.2 (concentration range: 2000-8000 ng/mL) and 89.7 +/- 0.5% (concentration range: 62.5-1000 ng/mL), respectively. Plasma concentrations of 1 peaked at 2 min at 724 +/- 173 ng/mL, declined biphasically, and were fitted to a two-compartment open model. Plasma concentrations of 2 were very low, in all cases ranging from 0 to 35 ng/mL. The dominant terminal half-life (beta-phase) of 1 from plasma was 1.8 +/- 0.6 h (range 1.4-2.9 h), mean residence time was 2.4 +/- 0.4 h, total body clearance was 1108.5 +/- 119 mL/min, and renal clearance was 117 +/- 20 mL/min. All parameters demonstrated very low intersubject variability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Group of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, Biberach/Riss, FRG.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Koss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hallinan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lambe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darragh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D054833:Isoindoles; D008297:Male; D010797:Phthalimides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D054833:Isoindoles; D010797:Phthalimides; C030532:falipamil