Bioavailability of Tolmetin in Plasma and Synovial Fluid

Franchimont, P; Hauwaert, C; Mailleux, E

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“…After a single oral dose of tolmetin 400mg it was found that the drug has the classic profile of a short half-life NSAID, with a rapid decrease in plasma concentration between I hour and 8 hours, whereas the synovial concentration remains stable between 2 and 8 hours. Tolmetin does not tend to accumulate in either plasma or synovial fluid after prolonged treatment (Franchimont et al 1982). …”

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Recent Findings on the Pharmacokinetics of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Synovial Fluid

Netter

Bannwarth

Royer-Morrot

1989

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

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Synovial fluid concentration is considered to be an important determinant of clinical response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Trans-synovial transport of these drugs is a process of limited diffusion, governed partly by the pharmacological characteristics of NSAIDs and partly by the properties of the joint and joint space themselves. The studies which report simultaneous pharmacokinetics of NSAIDs in both plasma and synovial fluid compartments are of 2 types: (1) some compare the concurrent concentrations of drugs in plasma and joint fluid after a single administration. These provide pharmacokinetic information: (2) others, which conform more closely to the therapeutic conditions, look at synovial fluid and plasma concentrations after repeated administration of the drug. Recent findings on the pharmacokinetics of NSAIDs in synovial fluid are reviewed. These studies reveal 2 types of NSAIDs, according to their pharmacokinetic behaviour. First, there are NSAIDs with a short or intermediate plasma elimination half-life. These drugs equilibrate rapidly relative to their elimination; their peak synovial fluid concentrations occur later and are lower than those in plasma. Several hours after administration there is crossover of the concentration curves, and beyond this point, concentrations in synovial fluid may exceed those in plasma. During prolonged treatment, the synovial fluid concentrations of these NSAIDs fluctuate to a much lesser extent than plasma concentrations. Secondly, there are NSAIDs with a long plasma elimination half-life; their peak concentration in synovial fluid is also lower and later than that in plasma. At steady-state their concentrations (total and free) in synovial fluid are about half those in plasma. Numerous variables must be taken into account in attempts to correlate synovial fluid NSAIDs concentrations with clinical response, including protein binding and determination of both active metabolites and (eventually) the enantiomers.

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Section: Tolmetinmentioning

confidence: 99%