TABLE 1

Summary of pharmacokinetic parameters (plasma) for desipramine and 2-hydroxydesipramine (for both treatment patterns combined; n = 20)


Treatment

Cmax

tmax: Median (Range)

AUC

t1/2

Cl/F
Geometric Mean
Arithmetic Mean (S.D.)
Geometric Mean
Arithmetic Mean (S.D.)
Geometric Mean
Arithmetic Mean (S.D.)
Geometric Mean
Arithmetic Mean (S.D.)
ng/ml H ng·h/ml h l/h/kg
Desipramine
   50 mg desipramine 14.7 16.1 (6.2) 8.0 (4.0–16.0) 428 516 (301) 18.9 20.0 (7.1) 1.5 1.8 (1.5)
   50 mg desipramine + 199 mg desvenlafaxine q.d. 17.8 18.6 (5.5) 8.0 (6.0–16.0) 528 594 (298) 21.3 22.2 (6.4) 1.2 1.3 (0.7)
   50 mg desipramine + 30 mg duloxetine b.i.d. 24.7 25.8 (7.9) 8.0 (6.0–16.0) 995 1069 (399) 28.6 29.4 (7.0) 0.6 0.7 (0.3)
2-Hydroxydesipramine
   50 mg desipramine 11.9 12.6 (4.1) 3.0 (2.0–16.0) 336 343 (69) 20.4 21.5 (7.7)
   50 mg desipramine + 199 mg desvenlafaxine q.d. 13.2 13.9 (4.5) 7.0 (2.0–16.0) 403 410 (75) 21.5 22.2 (6.3)
   50 mg desipramine + 30 mg duloxetine b.i.d.
8.9
9.5 (3.2)
11.9 (2.0–16.0)
430
437 (79)
32.1
33.9 (12.9)