TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of MDMA and MDA

Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. of 16 healthy subjects.

Cmaxtmaxt1/2AUC0–6
ng/mlhng/ml · h
MDMA
    Placebo-MDMA238 ± 102.5 ± 0.27.7 ± 0.71021 ± 35
    Clonidine-MDMA231 ± 112.5 ± 0.19.4 ± 0.91032 ± 51
MDA
    Placebo-MDMA10.9 ± 0.75.2 ± 0.3N.A.42.3 ± 3.1
    Clonidine-MDMA11.2 ± 0.85.1 ± 0.4N.A.44.3 ± 3.4
  • tmax, time to maximum plasma concentration; t1/2, terminal elimination half-life; AUC, area under the plasma concentration-time curve; N.A., not assessed.