Article date: February 1987
By: EJ Fazackerley, NP Randall, BJ Pleuvry, I Bradbrook, GE Mawer, in Volume 23, Issue 2, pages 183-187
A volunteer study was undertaken to assess the respiratory effects of ethyl loflazepate, a new benzodiazepine, and to correlate these with plasma concentrations of the active metabolites. Twelve volunteers were given placebo, 2 mg ethyl loflazepate, and 6 mg ethyl loflazepate on separate occasions. Respiration and plasma metabolite levels were assessed hourly for 8 h and at 24 h. The 6 mg ethyl loflazepate treatment produced a significant decrease (P less than 0.02) in the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide at 5 h. However this did not equate with a peak in plasma metabolite concentrations which were maintained at a plateau level from 4 to 24 h.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1987.tb03027.x
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