• Pharmacol Rep · Feb 2014

    Pharmacokinetics of oxycodone hydrochloride and three of its metabolites after intravenous administration in Chinese patients with pain.

    • Guang-Tao Hao, Hai-Yan Zhou, Hong-Zhi Gao, Heng-Yan Qu, Yu-Guang Liang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Rui-Hua Dong, Li-Juan Zhang, Xiao-Fang Wang, and Ze-Yuan Liu.
    • Department of Pharmacology, Affiliated Hospital of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
    • Pharmacol Rep. 2014 Feb 1; 66 (1): 153-8.

    ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of oxycodone and three of its metabolites, noroxycodone, oxymorphone and noroxymorphone after intravenous administration in Chinese patients with pain.MethodsForty-two subjects were assigned to receive intravenous administration of oxycodone hydrochloride of 2.5, 5 or 10 mg. Plasma and urine samples were collected for up to 24 h after intravenous administration of oxycodone hydrochloride.ResultsPharmacokinetic parameters showed that mean values of C(max), AUC(0-t) and AUC(0-∞) of oxycodone were dose dependent, whereas Tmax and t(1/2) were not. The mean AUC(0-t) ratio of noroxycodone to oxycodone ranged from 0.35 to 0.42 over three doses, and those of noroxymorphone, or oxymorphone, to oxycodone were ranging of 0.06-0.08 and 0.007-0.008, respectively. Oxycodone and its three metabolites were excreted from urine. Approximately 10% of unchanged oxycodone was recovered in 24 h. Most adverse events (AEs) reported were mild to moderate. The frequently occurred AEs were dizziness, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and fatigue. No dose-related AEs were found.ConclusionOur pharmacokinetics of oxycodone injection in Chinese patients with pain strongly support continued development of oxycodone as an effective analgesic drug in China.Copyright © 2014 Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.

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