TABLE 4.
Comparative epinephrine concentrations
| Epinephrine | ||||||||||||
| Nominal Time Post Start of Iontophoresis (min) | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 180 | 240 | ||
| Formulation | Statistic | Concentration (pg/ml) | ||||||||||
| 2% Lidocaine/1:100,000 Epinephrine | N | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Mean | 30.2 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 28.2 | 28.9 | 30.0 | 28.7 | 23.1 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 30.8 | |
| SD | 20.0 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 8.04 | 10.1 | |
| Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 21.5 | |
| Median | 32.2 | 22.9 | 27.6 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 30.2 | 25.7 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 27.6 | 28.4 | |
| Max | 64.7 | 58.9 | 48.1 | 53.4 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 61.1 | 40.3 | 41.9 | 47.2 | 49.1 | |
| CV% | 66.3 | 60.4 | 43.6 | 62.0 | 60.2 | 44.3 | 50.9 | 56.6 | 43.9 | 28.2 | 32.9 | |
| Geo Mean | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 27.6 | 29.5 | |
| CV% Geo Mean | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 25.9 | 30.9 | |
| 2% Lidocaine | N | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Mean | 38.1 | 21.7 | 24.3 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 31.6 | 23.8 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | |
| SD | 33.2 | 22.8 | 21.1 | 23.4 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 8.40 | |
| Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.4 | 22.7 | |
| Median | 25.8 | 29.6 | 28.4 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 33.6 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 36.5 | 33.9 | |
| Max | 97.9 | 61.9 | 58.2 | 58.4 | 43.5 | 54.8 | 36.9 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 48.6 | 44.5 | |
| CV% | 87.0 | 105 | 86.7 | 81.9 | 60.2 | 50.8 | 62.7 | 70.2 | 59.6 | 33.0 | 25.4 | |
| Geo Mean | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 33.3 | 32.2 | |
| CV% Geo Mean | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 37.1 | 26.5 | |