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▧ Absorption :
Following oral administration of tetrabenazine, the extent of absorption is at least 75%. After single oral doses ranging from 12.5 to 50 mg, plasma concentrations of tetrabenazine are generally below the limit of detection because of the rapid and extensive hepatic metabolism of tetrabenazine. Food does not affect the absorption of tetrabenazine.
Cmax, oral = 4.8 ng/mL in HD or tardive dyskinesia patients;
Tmax, oral = 69 min in HD or tardive dyskinesia patients
▧ Volume of Distribution :
Steady State, IV, in HD or tardive dyskinesia patients: 385L.
Tetrabenazine is rapidly distributed to the brain following IV injection. The site with the highest binding is the striatum, while the lowest binding was observed in the cortex.
▧ Protein binding :
Tetrabenazine = 82 - 88%;
α-HTBZ = 60 - 68%;
β-HTBZ = 59 - 63%.
▧ Metabolism :
Tetrabenazine is hepatically metabolized. Carbonyl reductase in the liver is responsible for the formation of two major active metabolites: α-dihydrotetrabenazine (α-HTBZ) and β-dihydrotetrabenazine (β-HTBZ). α-HTBZ is further metabolized into 9-desmethyl-α-DHTBZ, a minor metabolite by CYP2D6 and with some contribution of CYP1A2. β-HTBZ is metabolized to another major circulating metabolite, 9-desmethyl-β-DHTBZ, by CYP2D6. The Tmax of this metabolite is 2 hours post-administration of tetrabenazine.
▧ Route of Elimination :
After oral administration, tetrabenazine is extensively hepatically metabolized, and the metabolites are primarily renally eliminated (75%). Tetrabenazine is also cleared fecally (7% to 16%). Unchanged tetrabenazine has not been found in human urine. Urinary excretion of α-HTBZ or β-HTBZ (the major metabolites) accounted for less than 10% of the administered dose.
▧ Half Life :
α-HTBZ = 7 hours;
β-HTBZ = 5 hours;
9-desmethyl-β-DHTBZ = 12 hours.
▧ Clearance :
IV, 1.67 L/min in HD or tardive dyskinesia patients