During the ensuing time after drug administration, creatinine and SG were similar to baseline measures. The effects of creatinine correction on HC are illustrated in Figure 5 for the two subjects who were selected on the basis of having the highest baseline creatinine concentration Subject 6, Panel A and the lowest baseline creatinine concentration Subject 21, Panel B.
Comparison of uncorrected HC concentrations with creatinine-corrected HC concentrations for Subject 6 A highest baseline creatinine and Subject 16 B lowest baseline creatinine. All detection times were measured based on the time from drug administration to the end of the specimen collection period of the last positive specimen. Detection times for HC, NHC and DHC in urine specimens without hydrolysis free drug were similar to those determined after hydrolysis, whereas that of HM without hydrolysis was considerably shorter than that observed with hydrolyzed specimens.
Currently, semi-synthetic opioids are being tested in private sector workplace programs, and there is interest in their inclusion in the federal workplace drug-testing programs. Their widespread abuse has become a major public health concern. Accordingly, this study was undertaken specifically to enhance the existing scientific knowledge base and literature regarding the disposition of HC and metabolites in human biological specimens.
This initial report details the time course of HC and metabolites in human urine following administration of a single controlled dose of 20 mg of HC bitartrate.
The most detailed previous report of HC and metabolite excretion in urine appears to be the study by Valtier and Bebarta In that study, seven subjects were administered a single, 10 mg dose of HC.
NHC was detected at higher concentrations than HC and for a longer period of time. Earlier, Cone et al. Further, In the current study, HC generally appeared in hydrolyzed urine in the first collection period 0—2 h and was accompanied by NHC in similar concentrations.
Although HM has a half-life 1. Direct administration of HM to human subjects 4 mg via oral route has also been reported to result in the urinary excretion primarily of conjugated HM High variability was observed in the excretion of HC Figure 3 and metabolites. There are numerous factors that may contribute to such variability. Because 3 of the 12 subjects vomited following drug administration, it is possible that some drug was lost in the process.
The shortest elapsed time after dosing before vomiting occurred was 54 min. Comparison of the mean total percent drug and metabolite Other factors that could have contributed to individual variability in this study include the amount of fluid intake and individual rates of absorption, metabolism and excretion. The amount of fluid intake has been shown to greatly influence urine cocaine and marijuana metabolite concentrations Baseline creatinine measures of the 12 subjects in the current study were highly variable and ranged from There is also potential variability in individual metabolic processes.
The activity of the CYP3A4 enzyme can be inhibited by numerous drugs and is also subject to induction 7 , Genetic polymorphisms of the CYP2D6 enzyme lead to large interindividual differences in the formation and disposition of metabolites of HC.
These individuals produce and excrete very little O-demethylated metabolites in urine. The remainder of the population has highly variable CYP2D6 activity and may be characterized as intermediate, extensive and ultra-rapid metabolizers. Two additional subjects Subjects 16 and 22 produced specimens that tested positive for HM only at very low concentrations. The current study involved administration of a single dose of HC bitartrate as an immediate-release formulation to 12 individual, drug-free, nonopioid tolerant, healthy individuals.
Also, only one HC dose was administered in this study and other types of HC formulations were not explored. In the near future, it is likely that controlled release formulations of HC will be commercially developed as prescription medications. Presumably, such formulations will exhibit somewhat longer detection times for parent drug and metabolites than did the immediate-release formulation used in this study.
The detection times measured in this study for some analytes may also be somewhat underestimated because of the study design that allowed discharge of subjects between 36 and 48 h with NS collections performed during that time. In addition, the present study examined HC to metabolite ratios, but lacked equivalent information for HM when HM is administered as a separate pharmaceutical product rather than being present as a metabolite of HC.
Acquisition of such data requires additional clinical studies to be completed before these data become available. This study describes the metabolism and disposition of HC and three primary metabolites NHC, HM and DHC in urine following oral administration of 20 mg of immediate-release HC bitartrate to 12 healthy, drug-free subjects.
HC and NHC were initially detected in the majority of subject's specimens within 2 h of drug administration. HC was most frequently detected in combination with NHC. Consequently, this result would be consistent with either HC or HM use. Comparison of hydrolyzed versus nonhydrolyzed results indicated that HC, NHC and DHC were excreted nearly completely in the unconjugated form, and HM was excreted primarily in the conjugated form.
Consequently, the hydrolysis step is necessary for HM detection. Considerable variability was apparent in the excretion of HC and metabolites of the 12 subjects.
Some variability could be reduced by creatinine or SG corrections; however, there was also evidence of considerable enzyme variability. Overall, these data suggest that drug-testing requirements for HC should include tests for HC and HM in hydrolyzed urine.
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Since most hydrocodone pill preparations contain acetaminophen as well, addicts and abusers who consume large doses of hydrocodone face the danger of liver problems due to consuming excessive amounts of acetaminophen. Abusers of codeine encounter the same problem and use a cold water extraction to remove the large amounts of acetaminophen, leaving only the desired codeine behind.
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