TABLE 4

Predicted additive ED5°C values (Zadd) and experimentally determined ED5°C values (Zmix) of mixtures of SNC80 administered in combination with the μ agonists methadone, fentanyl, morphine, and nalbuphine or the κ agonists U69,593 and bremazocine in an assay of thermal nociception

Zadd and Zmix values show the total dose of SNC80 + agonist in the mixture in milligrams per kilogram (95% confidence limits). The proportion of SNC80 is shown for each mixture.


Mixture

Zadd (95% CL)

Zmix (95% CL)
SNC80 + methadone
    0.10:1 SNC80/methadone 1.8 (1.4-2.2) 0.93 (0.48-1.8)
    0.30:1 SNC80/methadone 2.1 (1.7-2.7) 0.60 (0.38-0.92)**
    0.90:1 SNC80/methadone 3.1 (2.5-3.9) 0.60 (0.43-0.83)**
SNC80 + fentanyl
    10:1 SNC80/fentanyl 0.16 (0.13-0.20) 0.10 (0.059-0.18)
    31:1 SNC80/fentanyl 0.46 (0.37-0.57) 0.20 (0.13-0.31)*
    93:1 SNC80/fentanyl 1.3 (1.1-1.7) 0.41 (0.28-0.60)*
SNC80 + morphine
    0.032:1 SNC80/morphine 3.6 (3.0-4.4) 3.1 (2.3-4.1)
    0.096:1 SNC80/morphine 3.9 (3.2-4.6) 2.8 (2.5-3.3)
    0.29:1 SNC80/morphine 4.6 (3.8-5.4) 1.7 (1.1-2.5)*
SNC80 + nalbuphine
    0.40:1 SNC80/nalbuphine 2.1 (0.88-4.9) 1.6 (1.2-2.3)
    1.2:1 SNC80/nalbuphine 3.2 (1.4-7.6) 0.81 (0.48-1.4)*
    3.6:1 SNC80 nalbuphine 6.7 (2.8-15.7) 0.83 (0.55-1.3)**
SNC80 + U69,593
    9.3:1 SNC80/U69,593 0.18 (0.11-0.30) 0.28 (0.12-0.70)
    28:1 SNC80/U69,593 0.51 (0.31-0.84) 0.62 (0.26-1.5)
    84:1 SNC80/U69,593 1.5 (0.90-2.5) 1.5 (0.90-2.6)
SNC80 + bremazocine
    130:1 SNC80/bremazocine 0.33 (0.16-0.68) 0.28 (0.25-0.33)
    390:1 SNC80/bremazocine 1.0 (0.49-2.0) 0.41 (0.21-0.80)*
    1200:1 SNC80/bremazocine
3.0 (1.5-6.0)
1.3 (0.43-4.0)*
  • CL, confidence limits.

  • * An experimental ED5°C value significantly different from the predicted additive ED50 value (p < 0.05).

  • ** Significant differences at the p < 0.01 level.