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Abstract

The pharmacokinetics of recombinant hirudin (rec-hirudin, Ciba-Geigy, CGP 39,393) in healthy volunteers after iv administration was investigated on the basis of the data from five different studies. A total of 77 plasma profiles following a single iv bolus dose of either 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, or 1 mg/kg of rec-hirudin was used for the evaluation. Plasma concentrations and especially AUC were proportional to the dose. Kinetics of rec-hirudin after a bolus iv injection were best described by a three-compartment open model. Mean apparent terminal half-life was 2.8 hr and the total clearance 0.138 L/hr per kg.

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Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2012 00:45
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URI:	https://oak.novartis.com/id/eprint/5286