Nonlinear assessment of nitrofurantoin bioavailability in rabbits
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics
- Vol. 11 (5), 529-545
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01062210
Abstract
The influence of route of administration on the absolute bioavailability and GI tract absorption of nitrofurantoin was investigated in rabbits. The disposition of nitrofurantoin was described by a one-compartment model with simultaneous first-order and Michaelis-Menten type elimination kinetics, and bioavailability was estimated by nonlinear assessment. The plasma levels following oral administration were significantly lower than those after intravenous administration, and absolute Fvalues for oral administration were approximately 0.3. However, Fvalues following intraduodenal administration and portal vein infusion were nearly unity, and it was concluded that the reduction of bioavailability following oral administration could not be attributed to metabolism by intestinal microflora or to the hepatic first-pass effect. Thus, reduction of Fvalues following oral administration is probably due to gastric degradation of the drug. The effects of factors influencing bioavailability, such as water volume taken with the drug, change of gastric emptying rate and effect of particle size, were also investigated. Increase of volume of water administered tended to improve the bioavailability, and a particle size dependency was also observed.Keywords
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