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. 2016 Mar;6(Suppl 1):S49–S57. doi: 10.1086/685016

Table S1.

Midazolam study: pharmacokinetic parameters of midazolam and midazolam + riociguat in smokers and nonsmokers

Nonsmokers Smokers
Midazolam 7.5 mg (n = 12) Midazolam 7.5 mg + riociguat 2.5 mg (n = 12) Midazolam 7.5 mg (n = 8) Midazolam 7.5 mg + riociguat 2.5 mg (n = 10)
Parameter Geometric mean
(range)
CV, % Geometric mean
(range)
CV, % Geometric mean
(range)
CV, % Geometric mean
(range)
CV, %
AUC, μg·h/L 83.5 (48.8–169.3) 39.7 93.8 (48.9–174.0) 43.7 103.8 (80.2–146.1) 20.1 103.7 (67.5–147.1) 28.9
Cmax, μg/L 24.5 (17.2–42.2) 24.0 27.5 (14.5–48.1) 36.4 35.4 (18.4–70.6) 56.9 32.0 (18.5–74.9) 47.6
tmax, hours 1.0 (0.5–4.0) 1.0 (0.5–4.0) 0.5 (0.5–2.0) 1.0 (0.5–2.0)
t1/2, hours 5.0 (3.3–7.9) 29.1 4.1 (2.6–7.6) 32.4 3.9 (2.2–8.3) 41.7 4.6 (2.9–9.3) 38.7
Note

Data are means, except tmax, which is a median. AUC0-∞: area under the plasma concentration–time curve; Cmax: maximum plasma concentration; CV: coefficient of variation; tmax: time to reach Cmax; t1/2: elimination half-life.