TY - JOUR
T1 - Blood and urinary concentrations of salbutamol in asthmatic subjects
AU - Elers, Jimmi
AU - Pedersen, Lars
AU - Henninge, John
AU - Lund, Thomas K
AU - Hemmersbach, Peter
AU - Dalhoff, Kim
AU - Backer, Vibeke
PY - 2010/2/1
Y1 - 2010/2/1
N2 - Purpose: Data on blood and urinary concentrations of salbutamol after inhalation and oral administration in healthy subjects are scarce. Accordingly, we examined the pharmacokinetics of inhaled and oral salbutamol in asthmatic subjects. Methods: We enrolled 10 men aged 18-45 yr in an open-label study in which 0.8 mg of inhaled or 8 mg of systemic salbutamol was administered in a crossover design. All subjects had doctor-diagnosed asthma, used β2 agonist when needed, and abstained from any medicine, β2 agonist inclusive, for 14 d before visit. Urine was collected from all subjects (0-4, 4-8, and 8-12 h), and blood samples were taken at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 h after salbutamol administration. Results: Maximum urine concentration was reached during the first 4 h after administration of both inhaled and oral salbutamol. We found differences in median urinary concentrations (Cmax) of 260.9 and 2422.2 ng•mL, respectively (P < 0.005). Urinary concentrations show high individual variability irrespective of the route of administration. Blood analyses showed a systemic exposure of salbutamol after both inhaled and oral salbutamol with peak concentration after inhalation before the oral intake (P < 0.05). A difference in median Cmax after inhalation and oral treatment was found: 1.75 and 18.77 ng•mL, respectively (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Median urinary concentrations after oral administration of 8 mg of salbutamol were significantly higher than those after inhalation of 0.8 mg of salbutamol.
AB - Purpose: Data on blood and urinary concentrations of salbutamol after inhalation and oral administration in healthy subjects are scarce. Accordingly, we examined the pharmacokinetics of inhaled and oral salbutamol in asthmatic subjects. Methods: We enrolled 10 men aged 18-45 yr in an open-label study in which 0.8 mg of inhaled or 8 mg of systemic salbutamol was administered in a crossover design. All subjects had doctor-diagnosed asthma, used β2 agonist when needed, and abstained from any medicine, β2 agonist inclusive, for 14 d before visit. Urine was collected from all subjects (0-4, 4-8, and 8-12 h), and blood samples were taken at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 h after salbutamol administration. Results: Maximum urine concentration was reached during the first 4 h after administration of both inhaled and oral salbutamol. We found differences in median urinary concentrations (Cmax) of 260.9 and 2422.2 ng•mL, respectively (P < 0.005). Urinary concentrations show high individual variability irrespective of the route of administration. Blood analyses showed a systemic exposure of salbutamol after both inhaled and oral salbutamol with peak concentration after inhalation before the oral intake (P < 0.05). A difference in median Cmax after inhalation and oral treatment was found: 1.75 and 18.77 ng•mL, respectively (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Median urinary concentrations after oral administration of 8 mg of salbutamol were significantly higher than those after inhalation of 0.8 mg of salbutamol.
U2 - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181b2e87d
DO - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181b2e87d
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0195-9131
VL - 42
SP - 244
EP - 249
JO - Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
JF - Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
IS - 2
ER -