Comparative Absorption Kinetics of Intramuscular Midazolam and Diazepam

Overview

Journal Can J Anaesth

Specialty Anesthesiology

Date 1996 May 1

PMID 8723850

Citations 5

Authors

O R Hung

J B Dyck

J Varvel

S L Shafer

D R Stanski

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Abstract

Purpose: This study investigates the rate and extent of absorption following intramuscular injection of midazolam and diazepam.

Methods: Four healthy male volunteers were recruited in this randomized three-way cross-over study. On one occasion each subject received simultaneous im injections of 5 mg midazolam and 10 mg diazepam in separate deltoid muscles. On two other separate occasions each subject received an iv infusion of 7.5 mg midazolam and 30 mg diazepam over five minutes. Frequent arterial blood samples were collected for up to two hours and venous blood samples were collected for up to 24 hours for midazolam and ten days for diazepam. A gas chromatography assay was used to determine the plasma concentrations of midazolam and diazepam. The im absorption profiles were estimated using constrained least-squares deconvolution.

Results: There were substantial intersubject variabilities in the estimated pharmacokinetic parameters (volume and clearances) of intravenous midazolam and diazepam. The mean (+/-sd) time to peak plasma concentration (Cmax) was shorter for im midazolam (17.5 +/- 6.5 min) relative to diazepam (33.8 +/- 7.5 min). The mean (+sd) time to peak absorption rate was also shorter for midazolam (9 +/- 2 vs 13.8 +/- 7.5 min). The peak rate of absorption was identical (0.18 mg. min-1) and bioavailability was 1.0 for both drugs.

Conclusions: We conclude that midazolam has more rapid absorption than diazepam following im administration.

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