Nefedipine Serum Concentration; Effects upon blood pressure and heart rate in normotensive volunteers

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Nifedipine (10 mg) was administered orally to 8 normotensive volunteers. Various measurements such as concentration in serum, blood pressure, and heart rate, were made at 0, 20′, 40′, I, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 h after administration. The sample serum, internal standard (diethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate), HCl and NaN02 were allowed to react and GLC-ECD was carried out after extration with organic solvent. The retention time was 3 min for nifedipine and 4 min for internal standard. Absorption curves were classified into 3 types: a rapid absorption rate (2 subjects) in which the maximum measured nifedipine concentration (70–80 ng/ml) was obtained, within 20–40 min after administration, a slower absorption rate (3 subjects) and an intermediate absorption rate (3 subjects) and an intermediate absorption rate (3 subjects). A decrease in systolic blood pressure was observed, but no significant difference in diastolic blood pressure and heart rate could be noted among the volunteers.

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