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Table 3 Pharmacokinetic parameters of fentanyl after intravenous and transdermal administration in GK and Wistar rats

From: Effect of changes in skin properties due to diabetes mellitus on the titration period of transdermal fentanyl: single-center retrospective study and diabetic animal model study

 

Wistar rats

GK rats

Intravenous administration

\({AUC}_{0-\infty }\) (ng・hr/mL)

3.12 ± 0.16

3.22 ± 0.44

\({CL}_{\text{tot}}\) (L/hr/kg)

3.21 ± 0.17

3.15 ± 0.42

\({k}_{\text{e}}\times {10}^{-1}\) (/hr)

2.79 ± 0.26

2.55 ± 0.34

\({Vd}_{\text{ss}}\) (L/kg)

6.49 ± 0.32

6.94 ± 1.77

Transdermal administration

\({C}_{\text{max}}\) (ng/mL)

4.74 ± 2.32

4.40 ± 0.86

\({T}_{\text{max}}\) (hr)

9.60 ± 2.19

4.80 ± 1.79*

\({AUC}_{0-\infty }\) (ng・hr/mL)

88.6 ± 27.5

87.9 ± 12.5

\({CL}_{\text{tot}}/F\) (L/hr/kg)

6.51 ± 1.90

5.68 ± 0.81

\({k}_{\text{a}}\times {10}^{-2}\) (/hr)

2.28 ± 0.67

3.17 ± 0.30*

\(F\) (%)

53.0 ± 16.3

55.5 ± 7.1

\({F}_{a}\) (%)

69.0 ± 6.3

78.0 ± 5.8*

\({F}_{skin}\) (%)

76.3 ± 20.1

71.4 ± 10.5

  1. Fentanyl citrate injection (10 µg/kg body weight as fentanyl) was administered intravenously to GK and Wistar rats. Fentanyl citrate formulation (160 µg as fentanyl) was applied to the lateral abdominal skin and the formulation was removed at 24 h. Data are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 5). * Significantly different from Wistar rats at p < 0.05