T. Chang, R. Young, J. Goulet
May 6, 1985
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The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Abstract
The pharmacokinetics of pramiracetam, a new, investigational, cognition activator, were assessed in normal male volunteers as part of a clinical tolerance study. In a double‐blind, randomized design, two groups of six subjects each received alternating placebo and single 400, 800, 1,200, and 1,600 mg oral doses of pramiracetam after an overnight fast. Mean (± SD) peak plasma concentrations of the four dose groups (2.71 ± 0.54, 5.40 ± 1.34, 6.13 ± 0.71, 8.98 ± 0.71 μg/mL) were attained between two to three hours following drug administration. The harmonic mean elimination half‐life (4.5–6.5 hours), the mean total body clearance (4.45‐4.85 mL/min/kg), the mean renal clearance (1.83‐3.00 mL/min/kg), and the mean apparent volume of distribution (1.82‐2.94 L/kg) were independent of dose, whereas the peak plasma concentrations and area under the curves increased as a linear function of dose. No significant side effects were observed at any dose level.