Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
The plasma concentration profile of brotizolam can be described as a one compartmental open model with first-order absorption.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
0.63 l/kg.
▧ Protein binding :
The mean value of the free fraction (%): 8.4 ± 0.7.
▧ Metabolism :
There are two primary metabolites: 1-methyl-hydroxy- and the 4-hydroxy-derivatives (Eberts et al., 1981; Boehringer Ingelheim, product information). The 4-hydroxymetabolites have a pharmacological activity which is far less than that of the parent drugs, but the 1-methyl-hydroxymetabolites probably have comparable activity (Gall et al., 1978; Jochemsen et al., 1982; Sethy & Harris, 1982; Jochemsen et al., unpublished results). These active compounds are, however, not present in plasma in measurable amounts following a single dose of brotizolam to young healthy subjects (Jochemsen et al., 1982; Jochemsen et al., unpublished results).
▧ Half Life :
4.4 hours.
▧ Clearance :
Total clearance: 109 ml/min.