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Table 4 Peak Changes in VAS Subjective Variables in Response to Inhaled l-Methamphetamine, IV phenylephrine and IV l-methamphetamine.

From: The Clinical Pharmacology of Intranasal l-Methamphetamine

Measure

16 Inhalations

32 Inhalations

64 Inhalations

PE1

PE2

IV l-Meth

Overall P-Value

Any Drug Effect

9.0 (13.9)§||**

7.3 (10.5)§||**

9.8 (7.9)§||¶**

1.5 (2.1)

1.7 (2.4)

4.5 (8.6)

0.001

Bad Drug Effect

6.8 (13.7)

2.8 (4.6)

4.9 (5.0)

0.33 (0.9)

1.1 (0.79)

5.3 (10.7)

0.07

Dizziness

9.3 (14.0)§||¶**

6.5 (6.4)**

9.0 (13.5)§||¶**

1.5 (2.9)

0.92 (2.2)

-0.67 (5.7)

0.004

Good Drug Effect

5.8 (13.0)||**

5.7 (10.5)**

9.7 (13.0)§||¶**

0.42 (2.9)

0.25 (1.5)

2.7 (4.7)

0.005

Headache

5.1 (18.1)

4.8 (5.1)||

12.7 (17.0)§||¶**

-0.08 (1.7)

1.8 (3.3)

-3.8 (13.4)

0.02

Nasal Dryness

5.2 (16.2)

3.3 (9.6)

4.1 (9.9)

-0.75 (2.1)

-0.50 (1.7)

-0.42 (2.7)

0.20

Nasal Stuffiness

1.1 (16.9)

2.8 (4.8)

1.4 (6.7)

0.50 (4.4)

-1.6 (3.6)

0.42 (1.2)

0.88

  1. Data presented as mean (SD).
  2. PE1 = phenylephrine dose 1; PE2 = phenylephrine dose 2; IV l -Meth = IV l-methamphetamine
  3. *= significantly greater than 16 inhalations
  4. † = significantly greater than 32 inhalations
  5. ‡ = significantly greater than 64 inhalations
  6. § = significantly greater than PE1
  7. || = significantly greater than PE2
  8. ¶ significantly greater than IV l-methamphetamine
  9. ** = significantly greater than baseline