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Effect of Metoprolol and Verapamil Administered Separately and Concurrently after Single Doses on Liver Blood Flow and Drug Disposition
Author(s) -
Bauer Larry A.,
Horn John R.,
Maxon M. Scot,
Easterling Thomas R.,
Shen Danny D.,
Strandness D. E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1552-4604
pISSN - 0091-2700
DOI - 10.1177/00912700022009152
Subject(s) - metoprolol , medicine , verapamil , anesthesia , placebo , blood flow , crossover study , heart rate , cardiac output , hemodynamics , artery , stroke volume , vein , vascular resistance , cardiology , blood pressure , alternative medicine , pathology , calcium
Nine healthy males participated in a double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, randomized, crossover study to determine the effects of verapamil and metoprolol administered alone and concurrently on blood flow through the hepatic artery and portal and hepatic veins and to detect a possible drug interaction between the two agents. Single oral doses of placebo/placebo, metoprolol (50 mg)/placebo, verapamil (80 mg)/placebo, or verapamil/metoprolol were separated by at least 14 days. Liver blood flow through individual hepatic vessels was measured up to 8 hours after dosage administration using a duplex Doppler ultrasound technique. Cardiac output, heart rate, blood pressure, stroke volume, and total peripheral resistance were measured for 3 hours after drug doses were given. In 5 subjects, pharmacokinetic parameters for total drug as well as S‐ and R‐enantiomers were also measured. Verapamil given alone caused a rapid and intense increase in liver blood flow (hepatic artery = 50%, portal vein = 42%, hepatic vein = 55%) 0.75 to 1 hour after administration because of a decrease in total peripheral resistance and an increase in heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. Metoprolol given alone caused a slow but prolonged decrease in liver blood flow (maximum decrease: hepatic artery = −54%, portal vein = −21%, hepatic vein = −27%) 4 hours after administration because of a decrease in heart rate and cardiac output. When the two agents were given together, a composite of the changes noted after separate administration was noted: a brief peak increase in liver blood flow at 0.33 to 1 hour followed by a slow, prolonged decrease that reached its maximum decline 4 to 5 hours postdose. During the combined phase, metoprolol and its enantiomers had an increased AUC and C max , while verapamil and its enantiomers had an increased AUC and t 1/2 These pharmacokinetic changes were consistent with the magnitude and time course of liver blood flow changes through the hepatic artery and portal or hepatic veins.

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