Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of [14C]Viramidine in Rats and Cynomolgus Monkeys
AUTOR(ES)
Lin, Chin-Chung
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The pharmacokinetics of [14C]viramidine, a prodrug of ribavirin, were studied in rats (30 mg/kg of body weight) and monkeys (10 mg/kg) following intravenous (i.v.) and oral administration. The levels of oral absorption and bioavailabilities were 61.7 and 9.91%, respectively, in rats and 43.9 and 13.6%, respectively, in monkeys. Following i.v. administration, the elimination half-lives were 2.7 h in rats and 28.9 h in monkeys. Total body clearances were 14.0 liters/h/kg in rats and 1.23 liters/h/kg in monkeys; the apparent volumes of distribution were 15.6 liters/kg in rats and 18.6 liters/kg in monkeys. Following oral administration, viramidine was extensively converted to ribavirin, followed by further metabolism of ribavirin in both species, with a faster rate of metabolism in rats than in monkeys. In rats, excretion of total radioactivity in urine accounted for 77.0% of the i.v. dose and 60.8% of the oral dose, while in monkeys it accounted for 44.4% of the i.v. dose and 39.0% of the oral dose. The amount of unchanged viramidine and ribavirin in urine was small in both species after i.v. and oral administration of viramidine.
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