title: The effect of sorbitol and activated charcoal on serum theophylline concentrations after slow-release theophylline.
abstract: The effect of the addition of sorbitol to an oral regimen of multiple doses of activated charcoal on serum theophylline concentrations was studied after the ingestion of slow-release theophylline in nine healthy male volunteers. At 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12 hours after Theo-24 (1200 mg/70 kg) ingestion, each subject received, in a randomized crossover design, either 300 ml water, 20 gm activated charcoal in water, or 20 gm activated charcoal in water plus 75 ml 70% sorbitol at 6 and 8 hours only. The serum AUCs from 6 to 30 hours after Theo-24 ingestion during the water, charcoal, and charcoal plus sorbitol phases were 305 +/- 16, 113 +/- 6, and 85 +/- 10 mg-hr/L (mean +/- SE), respectively. We conclude that the addition of sorbitol to an oral regimen of multiple doses of activated charcoal decreased the serum theophylline concentrations after therapeutic doses of slow-release theophylline to a significantly greater extent than did the activated charcoal regimen alone.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002606:Charcoal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013806:Theophylline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D002606:Charcoal; D013012:Sorbitol; D013806:Theophylline