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. 2012 May 4;7(5):e36476. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036476

Table 2. Pharmacokinetic parameters of MDMA, MDA, HMMA, and duloxetine.

Cmax (ng/ml) Tmax (h) T1/2 (h) AUC0-6 (ng/ml h) AUC(0-∞) (ng/ml h)
MDMA
Placebo-MDMA 221.31±11.63 2.34±0.19 8.17±0.74 952.75±45.89 2908.55±275.64
Duloxetine-MDMA 253.63±13.60** 2.66±0.29 7.14±0.40 1106.87±57.22** 2915.28±154.27
MDA
Placebo-MDMA 11.75±0.70 5.50±0.22 46.60±3.02
Duloxetine-MDMA 10.67±0.72 5.25±0.30 41.95±3.38
HMMA
Placebo-MDMA 3.36±0.34 1.84±0.17 13.57±1.58
Duloxetine-MDMA 2.00±0.38*** 1.89±0.25 8.14±1.45***
Duloxetine
Duloxetine-placebo 106.77±10.25 5.14±0.29 10.97±1.04 799.88±74.40 1960.18±229.54
Duloxetine-MDMA 111.69±7.06 5.95±0.39 11.37±1.43 814.31±52.73 2189.45±297.99

Cmax, maximum plasma concentration; Tmax, time from drug administration to maximum plasma concentration; AUC0-∞, area under concentration-time curve extrapolated to infinity. HMMA, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymethamphetamine; MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDA, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine. **p<.01, ***p<.001, vs. Placebo-MDMA. Values are mean±SEM (n  = 16).