Table 1

Peak Changes in Physiological Variables in Response to Inhaled l-Methamphetamine, IV phenylephrine and IV l-methamphetamine.

Measure
16 Inhalations
32 Inhalations
64 Inhalations
PE1
PE2
IV l-Meth
Overall P-Value

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)
11.8 (16.2)‡§||**
12.3 (20.5)‡§||**
- 1.2 (16.0)
0.9 (10.1)
1.4 (9.8)
2.9 (9.3)
0.03
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)
8.7 (8.9)||**
6.6 (9.9)||
9.0 (12.4)||**
1.9 (8.3)
-2 (10.2)
7.4 (12.5)||
0.04
Heart Rate (beats/min)
1.3 (12.3)
4.2 (19.2)
2.3 (14.3)
2.8 (9.7)
-4.2 (7.9)
- 0.33 (8.4)
0.62
Respiratory Rate (breaths/min)
0.17 (4.3)
3 (2.5)*§||**
2.4 (3.5)§||
- 1.9 (4.8)
-1.5 (3.3)
0.42 (4.4)
0.003
Core Temperature (°C)
0.13 (0.8)
- 0.32 (0.9)
0.21 (0.9)
- 0.19(0.6)
0.08 (0.4)
0.09 (0.2)
0.41

Data presented as mean (SD).

PE1 = phenylephrine dose 1; PE2 = phenylephrine dose 2; IV l -Meth = IV l-methamphetamine

* = significantly greater than 16 inhalations

† = significantly greater than 32 inhalations

‡ = significantly greater than 64 inhalations

§ = significantly greater than PE1

|| = significantly greater than PE2

¶ significantly greater than IV l-methamphetamine

** = significantly greater than baseline

Mendelson et al. BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2008 8:4   doi:10.1186/1472-6904-8-4