The relationship between drug input and mean residence time in the body

Meir Bialer*, Zee M. Look, B. Michael Silber, Avraham Yacobi

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Abstract

The relationship between the mean residence time after oral dosing or any other non‐instantaneous mode of administration (MRTni) was explored by a series of computer simultations. MRTni was calculated from the ratio of AUMC to AUC (where AUC and AUMC are the zeroth and first statistical moments, respectively, of the drug concentration‐time curve). A continuous linear relationship between MRTni and 1/ka or 1/kO was observed. In the ‘flip‐flop’ case where ka < K (where K is the elimination rate constant), the extrapolation from t* to infinity (where t* is the last observed plasma concentration) should be done using ka instead of K. If K is used, underestimated values of MRTni will be obtained. The findings from this investigation have practical application in the design and pharmacokinetic evaluation of novel sustained‐release dosage forms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577-583
Number of pages7
JournalBiopharmaceutics and Drug Disposition
Volume7
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Absorption kinetics
  • Drug input–first and zero order absorption
  • Mean residence time
  • Oral administration

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