Table 3

Pharmacokinetic parameters of the metabolites Ro 48-5033 and Ro 47-8634 following a single oral dose of 500 mg of 14C-labeled bosentan and following a single i.v. dose of 250 mg 14C-labeled bosentan

TmaxCmaxAUC0-∞T1/2Cmax3-aAUC3-a
h μg/l μg · h/l h % %
Ro 48-5033 oral dose
  Mean7.5420.5308910.311.112.7
  S.D.3.4133.912694.71.91.9
  Median7.0459.3254610.911.212.9
 Intravenous dose
  Mean1.3459.324146.17.2
  S.D.0.5288.418610.82.3
  Median1.0492.319415.97.5
Ro 47-8634 oral dose
  Mean5.5171.710873.64.74.6
  S.D.1.030.4321.91.61.10.9
  Median6.0170.310663.54.64.3
 Intravenous dose
  Mean0.8286.0844.92.92.6
  S.D.0.2111.4550.30.90.3
  Median0.8279.3654.52.92.6
  • 3-a Relative to bosentan.