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Almitrine bismesylate disposition in the human digestive tract

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The absorption of almitrine from the upper gastrointestinal tract has been evaluated in 6 healthy volunteers by an intubation technique. Almitrine bismesylate dissolved in malic acid was introduced into the stomach after homogenization with a meal containing the marker14C-polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000. Unlabeled PEG 4000 was infused into the second part of duodenum throughout the experiment. Samples of the luminal content were collected every 15 min for four hours from the stomach and at the ligament of Treitz. Blood was also collected.

Almitrine was neither absorbed from nor metabolized in the stomach. About 37% of the quantity of drug emptied from the stomach was absorbed from the duodenum. Almitrine was detected in plasma 50 min after ingestion of the meal and its plasma concentration-time profile reflected the cumulative gastric emptying rate. The metabolite tetrahydroxy almitrine was found in intestinal samples as soon as unchanged drug was detected in plasma. The intraluminal rate of formation of the metabolite increased with time.

The results suggest hepatic metabolism of almitrine followed by rapid excretion of the metabolite in the bile.

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Vidon, N., Chaussade, S., Jeanniot, J.P. et al. Almitrine bismesylate disposition in the human digestive tract. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 37, 487–491 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00558129

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