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To test the hypothesis that administration of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug formulated as a pro-drug, inactive as a cyclooxygenase inhibitor until after absorption, might cause less intestinal damage than conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, intestinal permeation to 51Cr-EDTA and mannitol was assessed in healthy volunteers before and after oral treatment for 1 week with either the pro-drug sulindac or the conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin. Indomethacin, but not sulindac, significantly increased intestinal permeation to 51Cr-EDTA and reduced haemoglobin and haematocrit; neither affect mannitol permeation.
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