title: Bioavailability of 17 ampicillin products.
abstract: The bioavailability of single lots of 250-mg ampicillin capsules, available from 17 distributors and/or manufactures, was determined. Each product was evaluated in terms of the serum ampicillin levels achieved at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hr postadministration, the peak serum levels, the time of peak serum level, and the area under the serum level-time curve. There was no statistically significant difference (p is greater than 0.05) between any of the 17 products tested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D001682:Biological Availability; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin