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The Pharmacokinetics of Piroxicam in Elderly Persons With and Without Renal Impairment

The Pharmacokinetics of Piroxicam in Elderly Persons With and Without Renal Impairment

A C Rudy, N L Figueroa, S D Hall, D C Brater

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1994 Jan;37(1):1-5.

PMID: 8148211

Abstract:

1. Piroxicam pharmacokinetics were assessed in three groups of subjects: (1) young healthy volunteers, (2) healthy elderly subjects (mean +/- s.d. creatinine clearance 88 +/- 13 ml min-1), and (3) elderly patients with renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance 60 +/- 10 ml min-1) following the administration of piroxicam 20 mg as a single dose and after chronic dosing of 20 mg once daily for 4 weeks. 2. Piroxicam and 5'-hydroxypiroxicam concentrations were measured by h.p.l.c. in serum and urine samples collected for 96 h after the single dose and for 144 h after chronic dosing. Unbound concentrations of piroxicam were determined by ultrafiltration. 3. Elimination half-lives, steady state concentrations of piroxicam and 5'-hydroxypiroxicam, clearances of total and unbound piroxicam, volumes of distribution normalized for body weight, and urinary recovery of 5'-hydroxypiroxicam were not influenced by age or renal function. Volumes of distribution after the single dose were significantly lower in women compared with men (mean +/- s.d. 10.0 +/- 2.9 l vs 12.9 +/- 5.0 l; 95% confidence interval of the difference 0.1 to 5.6). 4. Percent unbound piroxicam values were 1.46 +/- 0.3% after the single dose and 1.45 +/- 0.2% at steady state. There were significant reductions in clearance and clearance of unbound piroxicam between single and chronic doses. The half-lives of 5'-hydroxypiroxicam (80.9 +/- 44 h) were significantly longer than those of piroxicam (54.9 +/- 26 h) after chronic dosing.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP77459780	5′-Hydroxypiroxicam		77459-78-0	Price

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