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CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS
Volume 35, Issue 5, Pages 604-611Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.03.007
Keywords
gender; insomnia; middle-of-the-night awakening; pharmacokinetics; sublingual zolpidem tartrate
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- Purdue Pharma L.P.
- Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Apnex Medical, Inc
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Cephalon, Inc
- GlaxoSmithKline plc
- Merck Co, Inc
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc
- Pfizer, Inc
- Sanofi US
- Schering-Plough Corp
- Sepracor, Inc
- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Somnus Therapeutics, Inc
- Syrex Corp
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd
- Ventus Medical, Inc
- Wyeth, LLC
- Xenoport, Inc
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Background: A zolpidem sublingual tablet (ZST) formulation was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat middle-of-the-night (MOTN) awakening with difficulty returning to sleep. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the zolpidem pharmacokinetic profiles of 3.5-mg ZST and 10-mg immediate-release (IR) oral zolpidem in healthy female and male adults. Methods: This randomized, open-label crossover study compared the pharmacokinetic profile of ZST with that of IR oral zolpidem in healthy adults. Results: The study enrolled 19 males and 14 females. After 3.5-mg ZST and 10-mg IR, respectively, mean zolpidem plasma concentrations at 15 minutes (22 vs 17 ng/mL, respectively, in females and 18 vs 10 ng/mL in Males) and AUCs from zero to 15 minutes (2.3 vs 0.8 ng . h/mL in females and 1.6 vs 0.5 ng . h/mL in males) were substantially greater for ZST, despite the larger absolute IR dose. After 3.5-mg ZST and 10-mg IR, respectively, clearance was lower in females, even after correcting for body weight (2.63 vs 2.88 mL/min/kg in females and 3.63 vs 3.91 mL/min/kg in males). The lag time prior to the start of first-order absorption was notably shorter for ZST than IR in both males (8 vs 21 minutes) and females (5 vs 22 minutes). Both zolpidem formulations were generally well tolerated by both genders. Conclusions: Systemic exposure of zolpidem was higher in females for both formulations. Plasma levels and AUC were higher, and clearance was lower, in females with both zolpidem formulations. The initial rate of absorption was faster, and initial systemic exposure was greater, with ZST compared with oral IR. (c) 2013 Elsevier HS Journals, Inc. All rights reserved.
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