Table 2

Mean (±S.D.) PK parameters for alprazolam and mean (± S.D.) AUC(0–6 h) values for caffeine and its three DMX metabolites after i.v. 1.25 mg/kg alprazolam ± i.v. 10 mg/kg; mean (±S.D.) PK parameters for caffeine after i.v. 10 mg/kg caffeine dose

AlpAlp + CaffCaffeine
Vc(liter/kg)1.681.180.89
(0.26)(0.41)(0.17)
Cl (liter/hr/kg)6.906.000.29
(0.99)(0.63)(0.06)
Vss(liter/kg)3.222.23
(0.32)(0.38)
α (min−1)0.1650.20
(0.03)(0.06)
t 1/2 α (min)4.644.21
(0.76)(1.33)
β (min−1)0.0250.030.005
(0.00)(0.00)(0.00)
t 1/2 β(min)27.8524.83187.06
(1.76)(1.23)(57.35)
AUC(0–∞) (μg × min/ml)11.5212.782315.31
(1.26)(1.15)(524.30)
i.v. 10 mg/kg Caffeinei.v. 10 mg/kg Caffeine + i.v. 1.25 mg/kg alprazolam
CaffTheobParaTheopCaffTheobParaTheop
AUC(0–6 hr) (μg × min/ml)2184.8071.0199.6174.182249.3073.64103.0275.52
(162.69)(5.84)(14.36)(7.83)(130.05)(7.10)(14.53)(9.15)
  • AUC(0–6 h) values for caffeine and its three DMXs in the presence and absence of alprazolam