Effect of acitretin on the response to an intravenous glucose tolerance test in healthy volunteers.

The effect of the synthetic retinoid acitretin (A) on the disposition of blood glucose and on the serum insulin response following the IV infusion of 139 mmol glucose over 10 min (IGTT) has been investigated in six healthy subjects. The IGTT was performed on Days 1, 10 and 24. On Days 3 to 10 A 50 mg/d was administered.

Pharmacokinetic modelling of the plasma concentration-time profile of the vitamin retinyl palmitate following intramuscular administration.

Seven healthy male volunteers (21-24 y) received by the ventro-gluteal route a single dose of 100,000 I.U. of the vitamin retinyl palmitate (RP) in a water-miscible preparation (W) and 5 weeks later the same dose in an oily solution (S).

Plasma tenoxicam concentrations after single and multiple oral doses.

The pharmacokinetics of single- and multiple-dose administration of tenoxicam 20 mg were evaluated in 8 healthy males. Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) after the first dose was 2.76 +/- 0.

[Changes in creatine kinase activity in serum following intramuscular injection].

The effect of intramuscular injections of two multivitamin preparations, two excipient preparations without vitamins, and a placebo preparation (glycine 2.5%) on serum creatine kinase activity (S-CK) in ten healthy volunteers (three female, seven male) aged between 23 and 25 years was investigated. One of the multivitamin preparations contained no lidocaine, the other 1% lidocaine.

Lack of influence of etretinate on the intestinal absorption of D-xylose and of phytomenadione (vitamin K1) as representatives of hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds.

The possible influence of the aromatic retinoid etretinate (Tigason ) on the intestinal absorption of D-xylose and phytomenadione (vitamin K1) has been studied in 7 healthy male volunteers between 22 and 25 years of age. D-xylose and phytomenadione were selected as being representative of water-soluble and fat-soluble test compounds, respectively. Following an oral dose of 25 g D-xylose the plasma levels and urinary excretion pattern of the compound were followed over 6 h.