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Pharmacokinetics of levosimendan and its active metabolite OR-1896 in rapid and slow acetylators.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences - 1 Nov 2004
Antila Saila, Pesonen Ullamari, Lehtonen Lasse, Tapanainen Pasi, Nikkanen Hanna, Vaahtera Katja, Scheinin Harry
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of levosimendan and to determine the primary pharmacokinetic parameters of the pharmacologically active metabolite OR-1896 in rapid and slow acetylators. METHODS: Levosimendan was administered as a constant rate (0.1 microg/(kg min)) i.v. infusion for 24h in six rapid and six slow acetylators based on N-acetyltransferase 2 genotyping. At...
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