CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL WITH MINOCYCLINE IN TWO DOSAGE SCHEDULE IN RESPIRATORY INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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  • GOMI JIRO
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University
  • AOYAGI AKIO
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University
  • TORIKAI KATSUTAKA
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University
  • YAMADA YUKIHIRO
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University
  • FUJINO TADAHIKO
    Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University

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Abstract

In this paper the serum concentration of minocycline was compared when minocycline was administered to three healthy male adults on two different dosage schedules by the cross over method; 200 mg initially followed by two daily doses of 100 mg each, or followed by a single daily dose of 100 mg for 6 days.<BR>Accumulative raise of the drug was not found in either experiments and the greater difference between the results of the two experiments was observed in the minimum serum concentration than in the maximum one.<BR>Double blind controlled trials by two dosage schedules (100 mg or 200 mg daily) were carried out in the patients with pulmonary infections at seven institutes. It was apparently noted that the administration of minocycline showed superior therapeutic effects when it was given at the two daily doses of 100 mg each, than at the single daily dose of 100 mg. As for the appearance of side effects such as gastrointestinal disturbance and floating sensation there was no difference between the two groups.

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  • CHEMOTHERAPY

    CHEMOTHERAPY 21 (7), 1311-1316, 1973

    Japanese Society of Chemotherapy

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