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Pharmacokinetics of oral entacapone after frequent multiple dosing and effects on levodopa disposition
Objective: Entacapone is a peripherally acting catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor used as an adjunct to each daily levodopa/dopa decarboxylase (DDC) inhibitor dose in the trea...
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Simultaneous inhibition of catecholamine-O-methylation by entacapone and neuronal uptake by imipramine: lack of interactions
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Inhibition of soluble catechol-O-methyltransferase and single-dose pharmacokinetics after oral and intravenous administration of entacapone
The inhibition of soluble catechol-O-methyltransferase (S-COMT) in red blood cells (RBCs) by entacapone, and the pharmacokinetics of entacapone after single oral (5–800 mg) and IV (25 mg) doses have been examined...
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The effects of the COMT inhibitor nitecapone for one week on exercise haemodynamics and catecholamine disposition
We have studied resting and exercise haemodynamics and catecholamine disposition after catechol-O-methyl-transferase (COMT) inhibition with nitecapone 100 mg t. d. s. for 7 days in 15 healthy men (aged 21 to 2...
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Inhibition of human erythrocyte and gastroduodenal catechol-O-methyltransferase activity by nitecapone
The effect of increasing single oral doses of the novel catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, nitecapone, on enzyme activity in red cells (RBC) and gastroduodenal COMT activity has been studied in hea...
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The circadian heart rate but not blood pressure profile is influenced by the timing of β-blocker administration in hypertensives
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Effect of erythromycin on the oro-caecal transit time in man
Erythromycins often cause gastrointestinal side-effects due to an increase in motility or to change in the intestinal bacterial flora. In order to evaluate the effect of erythromycin on gastrointestinal motili...
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Pharmacokinetics of slow-release diltiazem and its effect on atrioventricular conduction in healthy volunteers
The pharmacokinetics and effect of a slow-release and a conventional diltiazem tablet on atrioventricular conduction were compared in a randomized cross-over study after a single dose and at steady state in 12...
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Sustained release verapamil in hypertension. Results from a noninvasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and a clinical study
The antihypertensive effect of a new sustained-release matrix formulation of verapamil 200 mg was investigated in a dose-response study in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension. Noninvasive amb...
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Metabolic parameters after changing from hydrochlorothiazide to verapamil treatment in hypertension
The effect of verapamil on different metabolic parameters has been studied after changing the treatment of hypertension from hydrochlorothiazide to verapamil monotherapy. Verapamil 80 to 160 mg b.i.d. was cont...
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Effect of acetylsalicylic acid on plasma thromboxane B2 and platelet aggregation in man
The effect of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) on plasma thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and platelet aggregation was studied in 12 healthy, non-smoking, male students, in a double-blind, cross-over study, after single doses and...
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Pharmacokinetics and tolerance of slow-release indomethacin tablets in rheumatoid arthritis
The pharmacokinetics, efficacy and tolerance of a new formulation of slow-release indomethacin tablet were compared with those of a conventional indomethacin capsule in 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. T...
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A controlled study of the antihypertensive effect of carteolol, a newβ-adrenergic receptor blocking drug, in combination with hydrochlorthiazide and amiloride
The antihypertensive effect of carteolol, a new β-blocking agent, added to basal diuretic treatment (hydrochlorthiazide 50 mg and amiloride 5 mg) has been assessed in a controlled trial in 17 patients with mil...