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. 2021 Feb 6;36(4):e2778. doi: 10.1002/hup.2778

TABLE 1.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of encountered BZRA's as applied in Equations 1 and 2

BZRA F t₁/₂ abs Ka Vd CL Kel References
Alprazolam 90 19.2 2.17 0.84 67.2 0.080 Greenblatt and Wright (1993); Smith, Kroboth, Vanderlugt, Phillips, and Juhl (1984); Wright (1995)
Brotizolam 70 10.2 4.08 0.66 111 0.168 Jochemsen, Wesselman, Hermans, Van Boxtel, and Breimer (1983); Langley and Clissold (1988); Scavone, Greenblatt, Harmatz, and Shader (1986)
Clonazepam 90 24.6 1.69 2.95 42 0.014 Berlin and Dahlström (1975); Crevoisier, Delisle, Joseph, and Foletti (2003); Greenblatt et al. (2005); Wishart et al. (2018)
Clorazepate 91 18.6 2.24 1.28 13.2 0.010 Ochs, Steinhaus, Locniskar, Knüchel, and Greenblatt (1982); Shader et al. (1981); Wishart et al. (2018)
Diazepam 94 31.8 1.31 1.83 21 0.011 Divoll, Greenblatt, Ochs, and Shader (1983); Eatman et al. (1977); Greenblatt, Allen, Harmatz, and Shader (1980); Greenblatt, Harmatz, Friedman, Locniskar, and Shader (1989)
Lorazepam 90 32.4 1.28 1.15 57 0.050 Greenblatt (1981); Greenblatt, Divoll, Harmatz, and Shader (1982); Wishart et al. (2018)
Lormetazepam 94 102 0.41 6.8 240 0.035 Hildebrand, Hellstern, Hümpel, Hellenbrecht, and Saller (1990); Kampf, Huempel, Lerche, and Kessel (1981); Lombardo, Obach, Shalaeva, and Gao (2002)
Midazolam 50 18 2.31 1.3 330 0.253 Greenblatt et al. (1984); Malacrida, Fritz, Suter, and Crevoisier (1992); Wishart et al. (2018)
Nitrazepam 100 16.2 2.57 2.55 54 0.021 Greenblatt et al. (1985); Jochemsen et al. (1982)
Oxazepam 93 37.8 1.1 1.5 87 0.058 Greenblatt (1981); Sonne et al. (1988)
Temazepam 95 117 0.36 1.4 71.4 0.051 Divoll, Greenblatt, Harmatz, and Shader (1981); Schwarz (1979); Wishart et al. (2018)
Zolpidem 70 37.8 2.24 0.54 348 0.644 Greenblatt et al. (2013); Langtry and Benfield (1990); Olubodun et al. (2002); Salvà and Costa (1995)
Zopiclone 80 3.49 228 0.172 Caille, Du Souich, Spenard, Lacasse, and Vezina (1984); Fernandez, Martin, Gimenez, and Farinotti (1995); Gaillot, Heusse, Hougton, Aurele, and Dreyfus (1983); Noble, Langtry, and Lamb (1998)

Abbreviations: BZRA, benzodiazepine receptor agonists; CL, Clearance rate (ml/h/kg); F, bioavailability (% of drug absorbed); Kel, elimination rate constant (h−1), calculated as Kel = CL/Vd; t₁/₂ abs, absorption half‐life (min); Ka, absorption rate constant (h−1), calculated as Ka = Ln (2)/t₁/₂ abs; Vd, Apparent volume of distribution (L/kg).