Research Article

Pharmacokinetic Alteration of Baclofen by Multiple Oral Administration of Herbal Medicines in Rats

Table 2

Population pharmacokinetic parameter estimates for baclofen obtained after oral administration of baclofen (1 mg/kg) to each pretreated group. Distilled water (control) or each herbal medicine, that is, Oyaksungisan (OY) or Achyranthes bidentata radix (AB) extract, was administered orally for 7 consecutive days. On the final day, baclofen was administered orally after 10 min of the distilled water or each herbal medicine.

ParametersEstimate (relative standard error)
Population meanCV for between-subject variability

Parameters for systemic disposition
(hr−1)0.803 (12.3%)10.2% (349%)
(hr−1)0.965 (6.2%)4.5% (340%)
(hr−1)0.839 (11.2%)18.5% (42%)
(hr−1)0.190 (12.3%)6.6% (418%)
(L/kg)0.448 (0.9%)1.3% (699%)

Parameters for oral absorption
(%)86.7 (13.9%)7.2% (342%)
(%)78.8 (14.4%)3.8% (690%)
(%)89.5 (2%)1.1% (350%)
(hr−1)1.28 (23.1%)55.8% (95%)
(hr−1)0.523 (14.0%)16.1% (135%)
(hr−1)1.74 (7.6%)12.2% (317%)