“…A heparin (Pularin, Duncan Flockhart) saline solution (2 units/ml) was used at each sampling time to flush the butterfly needle; no more than 5 ml was used on each occasion. This concentration of heparin is well below that known to influence diazepam binding to serum proteins (Desmond et al, 1980;Naranjo et al, 1980). Blood samples were taken before the injection and 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120 inin and 4, 8, 12, 24, 28, 32, 48, 56, 72, 80, and 96 h after drug administration.…”