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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
The absorption of quinidine from single and multiple doses of an enteric-coated preparation (Systodin) was studied in seven healthy subjects, and was compared with the pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered quinidine and the results of in vitro dissolution tests of the tablets. Absorption of quinidine began after a variable delay, 2-8 h (mean 4.8) after fasting and 3-10 h (mean 6.1) after food. The rate of absorption varied both in and between individuals. It appeared to be lower when the drug was administered after food. Multiple doses after food gave a pattern of plasma concentration-time curves similar to that found on administration of single doses after food. The delay prior to absorption was prolonged at night. The ratio between the maximum and minimum concentration of quinidine during a dose interval varied from 1.3 to 3.2 (mean 2.0). Bioavailability of quinidine in fasting subjects ranged from 69 to 95% (mean 83); variation was greater when doses were administered after food. The release of quinidine from the enteric-coated preparation was pH dependent and was sustained at low pHs as may be found in the intestines. The results indicate that the absorption of quinidine from the enteric-coated formulation was dependent on the highly variable rate of gastric emptying and the pH of intestinal fluid, and it varied greatly both within and between individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0031-6970
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Absorption of quinidine from an enteric-coated preparation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article