title: Pharmacokinetics and effects of isoxicam on renal function in patients with renal insufficiency.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of isoxicam, a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, were studied in 20 osteoarthritis patients with varying degrees of renal insufficiency. A wide variation in pharmacokinetic parameters was seen between individuals but there was no suggestion that renal function influenced pharmacokinetics. Steady state plasma isoxicam concentrations varied from 20 micrograms/ml to 130 micrograms/ml, while the plasma half-life varied from 23 hours to 58 hours. Despite a reduction in urinary prostaglandin E2 excretion, isoxicam administration did not alter renal function over a 4-week period.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010894:Piroxicam / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010894:Piroxicam; C013580:isoxicam