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. 1988 Jan;25(1):17–21. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1988.tb03276.x

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of intravenous fenoldopam, a dopamine1-receptor agonist, in hypertensive patients.

R R Weber 1, C E McCoy 1, J A Ziemniak 1, E D Frederickson 1, L I Goldberg 1, M B Murphy 1
PMCID: PMC1386609  PMID: 2897206

Abstract

1 The pharmacokinetic properties of intravenous fenoldopam, a selective dopamine1-receptor agonist, were studied in 10 patients with essential hypertension. 2 Reduction in blood pressure was linearly related to the log fenoldopam plasma concentration (r = 0.69) and the log fenoldopam infusion rate (r = 0.71). 3 The mean elimination half-life (+/- s. e. mean) was 9.8 +/- 1.0 min. The total body clearance was 30.3 +/- 2.3 ml kg-1 min-1 and the volume of distribution was 582 +/- 62 ml kg-1. 4 The rapid onset of action, short elimination half-life, linear dose-response relationship, and ease of administration suggest that fenoldopam may have a role where parenteral treatment of hypertension is required.

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