TABLE 4

Pharmacokinetic constants for plasma HMA after administration of 2 and 10 mg/kg MDMA to rats

Parameters were calculated using WinNonlin version 5.2, and data are the mean ± S.D. for n = 4–5 rats/group. t1/2 values could not be determined.

MDMA TreatmentHMA CmaxHMA TmaxHMA AUC
ng/ml h h·ng/ml
2 mg/kg i.p.13 ± 44.00 ± 0.8767 ± 13
2 mg/kg s.c.15 ± 24.00 ± 0.8885 ± 12
2 mg/kg p.o.N.D.N.D.N.D.
10 mg/kg i.p.33 ± 126.60 ± 0.89212 ± 67
10 mg/kg s.c.23 ± 56.60 ± 1.01146 ± 36
10 mg/kg p.o.25 ± 86.00 ± 1.15157 ± 57
  • N.D., not determined.