Population Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Study of Intravenous Oxycodone in Malaysian Population

Summary

Oxycodone has been in clinical use for decades. It is an effective alternative to morphine for moderate to severe acute or chronic pain and has been found to improve quality of life. The drug has been used parenterally or orally as perioperative analgesia or for cancer pain relief. Despite its long clinical experience, prescribing errors and misuse may lead to addiction and accidental overdose. Currently, little is known about the pharmacokinetic properties of intravenous oxycodone among paediatric patients in this region even though the drug has been used in children in other countries such as Finland. Therefore, a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic study of oxycodone among Malaysian pediatric patients is warranted.

Timeline

Start

2016-04

Primary completion

2017-11

Completion

2017-11

Publications

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• Background Olkkola KT, Hamunen K, Seppala T, Maunuksela EL. Pharmacokinetics and ventilatory effects of intravenous oxycodone in postoperative children. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1994 Jul;38(1):71-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1994.tb04324.x.
• Background Poyhia R, Olkkola KT, Seppala T, Kalso E. The pharmacokinetics of oxycodone after intravenous injection in adults. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1991 Oct;32(4):516-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03942.x.
• Background Kokubun H, Yoshimoto T, Hojo M, Fukumura K, Matoba M. Pharmacokinetics of oxycodone after intravenous and subcutaneous administration in Japanese patients with cancer pain. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2014 Dec;28(4):338-50. doi: 10.3109/15360288.2014.969872. Epub 2014 Oct 31.

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Indications

No indication recorded.