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  • Title: Plasma and urinary concentrations of methamphetamine after oral administration of famprofazone to man.
    Author: Oh ES, Hong SK, Kang GI.
    Journal: Xenobiotica; 1992 Mar; 22(3):377-84. PubMed ID: 1496827.
    Abstract:
    1. To obtain further evidence for the metabolic formation of methamphetamine from famprofazone in man, concentrations of methamphetamine in plasma, as well as in urine, were measured by g.l.c. In addition, intact famprofazone and famprofazone N-oxide were analysed in the urine. 2. Methamphetamine appeared in plasma 1 h after a single 100 mg dose of the drug to two male subjects, and the concentration maintained between 24 and 44 ng/ml over 2-12 h, declining to 10 ng/ml and an undetectable level respectively after 24 h. 3. Total urinary excretion of methamphetamine over 72 h was 1.9 mg for a 25 mg dose and 2.2 mg for a 50 mg dose. After a 100 mg dose, 4.6 mg of methamphetamine was excreted over 36 h. Neither intact famprofazone nor famprofazone N-oxide were detected when the urine samples after the 100 mg dose were examined. 4. The results provide further evidence that methamphetamine is a bona fide human metabolite of famprofazone and suggest that at least 20% dose may be broken down via the pathways leading to the formation of methamphetamine. This could have significant clinical implications as the result of pharmacological activity of this metabolite.
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