TABLE 2

Urinary excretion of BUP and its metabolites over a dose interval. Paired analysis: mid-pregnancy versus late pregnancy, and late pregnancy versus postpartum

Data presented as mean ± S.D. Mid-pregnancy, 22–26 weeks of gestation; late pregnancy, 34–38 weeks of gestation.

ParameterMid-pregnancy (n = 4)Late Pregnancy (n = 4)Late Pregnancy (n = 11)Postpartum (n = 11)
Creatinine clearancea(mL/min)185 ± 45*166 ± 33175 ± 38*128 ± 23
Renal clearanceCLR BUP (mL/min)23.1 ± 12.59.06 ± 5.8017.2 ± 19.038.9 ± 77.7
CLR OHBUP (mL/min)3.77 ± 3.191.34 ± 0.222.98 ± 3.583.08 ± 3.44
CLR TB (mL/min)72.1 ± 48.334.6 ± 12 656.8 ± 50.049.1 ± 32.1
CLR EB (mL/min)50.9 ± 40.320.4 ± 7.1332.5 ± 32.427.8 ± 18.3
% of dose recovered asBUP0.59 ± 0.240.25 ± 0.240.51 ± 0.590.87 ± 1.01
OHBUP-free1.20 ± 1.030.53 ± 0.171.27 ± 1.631.47 ± 1.98
OHBUP-glucuronide7.97 ± 4.4711.69 ± 8.1013.8 ± 15.7*6.25 ± 5.47
TB-free15.9 ± 11.16.37 ± 6.7110.0 ± 9.528.30 ± 6.30
TB-glucuronide1.07 ± 0.730.82 ± 0.833.10 ± 2.20*1.00 ± 1.15
EB-free1.71 ± 1.540.47 ± 0.480.76 ± 0.681.00 ± 0.76
EB-glucuronide2.55 ± 1.934.00 ± 3.880.56 ± 0.400.42 ± 0.37
  • a The number of subjects in paired analysis of estimated renal creatinine clearance was the same as in Table 1.

  • * P < .05.