ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
flurbiprofen
;
syrup
;
suppository
;
kinetics
;
children
;
bioavailability
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Eight subjects, aged 6–12 years and weighing 18.8–36.7 kg, received single doses of flurbiprofen 50 or 75 mg (corresponding to 1.4–2.7 mg/kg) as syrup and suppository in a Latin square design. Half-life (2.7–3.2 h), elimination constant (0.22–0.26 h−1), area under the plasma level curve (72.4–77.3 µg·h·ml−1) and time to reach the concentration peak (1–0.75 h) were similar after the syrup and suppository. Flurbiprofen showed equivalent bioavailability after oral and rectal administration and the same pharmacokinetic profile was confirmed in children as observed in adults.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00542178