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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Gastrointestinal (GI) transit data necessary as "baseline" or "control" information were collected using pigs as animal models preliminary to bioavailability studies of new sustained action formulations. Density and size effects of nondisintegrating dosage forms on GI transit were investigated. Initially, enteric-coated nondisintegrating magnesium hydroxide caplets (density, 1.5 g/ml; size, 19.6 x 9.5 mm; weight, 1.2 g) were utilized in seven pigs. Prolonged gastric residence (greater than 5 days) occurred in every case for this dosage form. Therefore, nondisintegrating caplets of three densities (1.25, 1.45, and 2.3 g/ml) and three different sizes (large, 20 x 10 mm; medium, 10 x 10 mm; small, 5 x 10 mm) were studied in two more pigs. Roentgenography was used to visualize passage of caplets through the GI tract. Heidelberg pH capsules (size, 8 x 20 mm; density, 1.61 g/ml) were also used in this study. Total GI transit times range from 2 to 33 days for 22 administrations of these nondisintegrating dosage forms. Pigs are found to not be an appropriate model for evaluating bioavailability of nondisintegrating controlled-release dosage forms because total GI transit time (especially gastric transit) is much too long.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0724-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1163-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Gastrointestinal transit of nondisintegrating, nonerodible oral dosage forms in pigs.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article