Abstract
This paper is a report from a pharmacoscintigraphic study with an Egalet®
constant-release system containing caffeine and natural abundance
samarium oxide. First the formulation was tested in vitro to clarify
integrity during irradiation in the nuclear reactor. Then six healthy
male volunteers were enrolled into the in vivo study. The in vitro
release of caffeine obeyed all the time linear zero-order kinetics. The
in vivo release of radioactive Sm2O3 consisted of
three consequent linear phases with different slopes. The release rate
was fastest while the product was in the small intestine and slowest
when the product was in the descending colon. In terms of the
bioavailability of caffeine, the most important factor seemed to be the
residence time in the ascending and transverse colon. A long residence
time in these sections led to high AUC values for caffeine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3 - 10 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Pharmaceutics |
Volume | 281 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- gamma scintigraphy
- neutron activation
- samarium
- imaging
- controlled release
- in vitro-in vivo correlation