Table 4

Pharmacokinetic parameters of tamsulosin after oral administration to humans

ParameterDose (mg)
0.050.10.2
Cmax(ng/ml)3.3  ± 0.77.2  ± 1.812.8  ± 2.2
Tmax (h)1.0  ± 0.01.8  ± 0.51.6  ± 0.6
AUC0–∞(ng·hr/ml)27.5  ± 4.257.0  ± 7.785.5  ± 15.8
t 1/2 (h)6.33  ± 0.546.79  ± 1.055.25  ± 0.93
CLoral (l/hr)1.95  ± 0.311.85  ± 0.232.61  ± 0.49
(l/hr/kg)0.033  ± 0.0050.031  ± 0.0030.041  ± 0.009
  • Values represent the mean ± SEM of four volunteers.