Table 1

Peak serum ethanol concentrations and time of peak serum ethanol concentrations without additional medication and following metoclopramide (MCP) or N-butylscopolamine (NBS) administration (n = 7)

Peak serum ethanol concentration (mg/100 ml) Time of peak serum ethanol concentration (min)
IntravenousOralIntravenousOral
MCPNBSMCPNBSMCPNBSMCPNBS
0.31 (0.05)0.30 (0.04)0.27 (0.07)0.23 (0.08)0.27 (0.08)0.21 (0.06)30.0 (0.0)30.0 (0.0)34.3 (6.8)22.9 (11.6)29.3 (13.7)50.0 (21.2)
  • Results are expressed as mean (SEM).

  • Significant differences in peak serum ethanol concentrations were as follows: MCPoral v NBSoral, p=0.0233; NBSoral vcontrolintravenous, p=0.0356.

  • Significant differences in the time of peak serum ethanol concentrations were as follows: NBSoral vcontroloral, p=0.0371; MCPoral vNBSoral, p=0.0356.