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Pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion and pharmacokinetics following single and repeated intravenous administration of the gastric H+, K(+)-ATPase-inhibitor pantoprazole (BY1023/SK&F96022) in healthy volunteers.
Published Sep 1, 1990 · B. Simon, R. Huber, W. Bohnenkamp
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
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Abstract
The objective of the study was to investigate the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the gastric H+, K(+)-ATPase inhibitor pantoprazole in man following repeated i.v. dosing. 8 healthy male volunteers aged from 25 to 31 years (median: 29 years), body weight between 72 and 95 kg (median: 82 kg) entered this single-blind two-period cross-over study. Each subject underwent two treatment periods of 5 days each with daily infusion of 15 mg or 30 mg pantoprazole, respectively. A placebo day preceeded the trial. On the placebo day as well as on days 1, 4 and 5 of each treatment period, gastric secretion was stimulated submaximally by a pentagastrin infusion of 0.6 micrograms/h/kg over a period of 4 h, starting one hour before administration of drug or placebo. Repeated once-daily infusion (15 min) of pantoprazole resulted in a rapidly increasing pharmacodynamic effect: as compared to placebo the mean percent inhibition of acid output measured from 1 to 3 h after start of infusion was 22%, 63% and 78% for the 15 mg dose, and 56%, 97% and 99% for the 30 mg dose on days 1, 4 and 5, respectively. The pH also increased in relation to the dose and the duration of treatment. Mean fasting gastrin serum concentrations increased by about 50%, yet remained within the normal range. Only in one subject, one of the individual values was above the upper limit of the normal range.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Repeated intravenous dosing of pantoprazole rapidly increases its pharmacodynamic effect, with a peak inhibition of gastric acid output of 97% for 30 mg dose and 97% for 30 mg dose, respectively.
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