title: The pharmacokinetics of intravenous estradiol--a preliminary study.
abstract: Estradiol USP was extemporaneously compounded for intravenous administration. Eight postmenopausal women were randomized to receive one of four estradiol dosages. Serum estradiol concentrations were determined at frequent intervals after single bolus dosing. The concentration-time profile was stripped and fit, and pharmacokinetic values were generated. Approximate dosage proportionality was seen with area under the curve, the terminal half-life was 27.45+/-5.65 minutes, and volume of distribution was very low (0.082+/-0.015 L/kg). Estradiol was well tolerated by all study participants.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Hartford, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferraro-Borgida
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Fossati
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: McGill
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Ahlberg
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019540:Area Under Curve; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol