title: Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of oxazepam.
abstract: Six healthy volunteers received oxazepam 15 mg i.v. and orally at an interval of at least one week. The kinetic variables of i.v. oxazepam were: elimination half-life (t1/2 beta) 6.7 h, total clearance (CL) 1.07 ml.min-1.kg-1, volume of distribution (Vc) 0.27 l.kg-1 (0.21-0.49) and volume of distribution at steady-state (Vss) 0.59 l.kg-1. The intravenous disposition of unbound oxazepam was characterized by a clearance of 22.5 ml.min-1.kg-1 and a distribution volume of 12.3 l.kg-1. After oral oxazepam the peak plasma level was reached in 1.7 to 2.8 h. The plasma t1/2 beta at 5.8 h was not significantly different from the i.v. value. Absorption was almost complete, with a bioavailability of 92.8%. Urinary recovery was 80.0 and 71.4% of the dose after intravenous and oral administration, respectively. Renal clearance (CLR) of the glucuronide metabolite was 1.10 ml.min-1.kg-1 (0.98-1.52). Oxazepam was extensively bound to plasma protein with a free fraction of 4.5%.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department F, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sonne
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loft
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Døssing
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vollmer-Larsen
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Olesen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Victor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andreasen
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Andreasen
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D001682:Biological Availability; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D010076:Oxazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D011485:Protein Binding; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; C026256:oxazepam glucuronide; D010076:Oxazepam