Table 2.
Demographics, concentration, and clearance data on study animals during fetal administration of fluoxetine
| Animal | Estimated fetal weight at drug infusion (g)a | Gestational age at drug infusion (d) | Dose (mg/d) | Maternal plasma (ng/mL) |
Fetal plasma (ng/mL) |
Fetal clearance |
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| Fluoxetine | Norfluoxetine | Fluoxetine | Norfluoxetine | Fluoxetine (mL/min) | Normalized to fetal weight (mL/min/kg) | ||||
| 362 | 554 | 143 | 4.6 | not detected | not detected | 19.0 ± 1.00 | not detected | 168 | 303 |
| 367 | 660 | 149 | 1.83 | not detected | not detected | 7.0 ± 0.82 | not detected | 182 | 275 |
| 367 | 683 | 153 | 4.08 | not done | not done | 9.7 ± 5.77 | not detected | 293 | 429 |
| 372 | 371 | 141 | 5.3 | not done | not done | 17.2 ± 4.82 | 4.5 ± 0.71 | 642 | 1730 |
| 373 | 421 | 145 | 5.7 | not done | not done | 21.0 ± 3.65 | not detected | 188 | 448 |
| 394 | 518 | 137 | 15.4 | 4.7 ± 1.53 | 4.0 | 52.3 ± 15.9 | 5.3 ± 0.58 | 204 | 395 |
| 397 | 563 | 145 | 15.9 | 16.1 ± 1.95 | 29.6 ± 7.2 | 34.1 ± 13.5 | 10.3 ± 2.42 | 324b | 575b |
| Overallc | 303 ± 177 | 594 ± 511 | |||||||
Where appropriate, data are given as mean ± 1 SD.
Fetal weights were extrapolated from birth weight by using a trendline from present and prior time-mated baboon birth weights (n = 32). When birth weight was unavailable, mean birth weight for gestational age was used.
Norfluoxetine clearance, 450 mL/min; norfluoxetine clearance normalized to fetal weight, 800 mL/min/kg.
Means for individual baboons were calculated before determining the overall mean across all animals.