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L Saunders

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A model for short term drug absorption studies; comparison of sulphadiazine tablets.

The four parameter equation, applicable to drug absorption kinetics over a limited time period, has been used to interpret plasma concentration, time results following oral dosage with three different formulations of sulphadiazine tablets, to each of five subjects. Assessment parameters for the formulations, the time for ten percent absorption, the time interval between 10-90% absorption and the plasma concentration with no disposition (relative availability) have been estimated. Intersubject variation obscured many of the differences between formulations. To blank off this variation, plasma concentrations at each time were averaged and then random variation corresponding to the error of the assay method was applied so as to generate a number of sets of data which including the mean concentrations was equal to the number of sets in the original measurements. Kinetic analysis of these sets indicated a number of significant differences between the formulations.

Humans↗

The effect of repeated administration of diftalone on enzyme induction.

Plasma concentrations of diftalone have been examined in normal volunteers after a single dose (500 mg) and after 500 mg doses given twice daily for one week. An increase in post dosing urinary excretion of D-glucaric acid showed a correlation with the ratio of calculated to observed areas under the plasma concentration, time curve following the final dose in the multiple dosing studies, indicating that hepatic microsomal enzymes are induced after repeated administration of the drug. Single dose studies in the presence of aluminium hydroxide and sodium bicarbonate showed that the antacids had no significant effect on the absorption of diftalone.

Adult↗

A four parameter model for oral drug absorption.

A method has been developed for assessing absorption parameters from plasma concentration-time results taken over a relatively short time period. In this method, the disposition function is simplified so as to reduce the number of parameters to be evaluated from the five of the two compartment disposition equation of four, and to avoid the requirement for the evaluation of a slow disposition rate constant. The measurments need not therefore be continued over a period long after absorption is complete. A suitable design for kinetic experiments using this method for interpreting the results, is described. A random noise statistical method is proposed for assessing the stability of the calculated parameters.

Absorption↗

The solubilization of some local anaesthetic ester of p-aminobenzoic acid by lysophosphatidylcholine.

The solubilization by lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) of three n-alkyl esters of p-aminobenzoic acid has been studied. These esters have a local anaesthetic action. Quantitative studies show that the amount of compound solubilized is proportional to the LPC concentration and that solubilization increases in the order ethyl, n-propyl and n-butyl ester. 100MHz nmr studies indicate that the local anaesthetic esters are solubilized in the hydrocarbon interior of the LPC.

Aminobenzoates↗