title: Influence of food on the absorption of acetylsalicylic acid from enteric-coated dosage forms.
abstract: The absorption of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) from two different enteric-coated dosage forms, tablets (Premaspin) and granules (Reumyl), was studied in healthy volunteers under fasting and non-fasting conditions by following the plasma concentration and urine recovery of salicylates after single doses of ASA 1 g. Conventional tablets (Aspirin) were used as the reference. Under fasting conditions the absorption of ASA from the two different enteric-coated preparations was complete. Taken with food the enteric-coated tablets gave much lower plasma concentrations than under fasting conditions, and absorption was not complete in all subjects. In contrast, absorption from the enteric-coated granules was not influenced by the intake of food. It was concluded that enteric-coated granules of ASA permit more reproducible absorption than enteric-coated tablets.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated
chemical_list: D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated; D001241:Aspirin