title: Phencyclidine (PCP) disposition kinetics in dogs as a function of dose and route of administration.
abstract: Phencyclidine (PCP) disposition kinetics has been examined in dogs as a function of dose and after i.v. and p.o. administration. Intravenous doses ranged from a tracer quantity of [3H]PCP to 5 mg/kg of unlabeled PCP. The elimination half-life of intact PCP was relatively short with harmonic mean values of 2.7, 5.4 and 3.9 hr for the tracer, 1- and 5-mg/kg doses, respectively. In contrast, measurement of total radioactivity gave a much longer half-life (35-52 hr) suggesting slower metabolite elimination. The drug has a large apparent volume of distribution (weighted mean of 20 liters/kg) and a systemic clearance (which is primarily metabolic) that approaches estimates of liver blood flow in the dog. Renal clearance of intact PCP represents a small fraction of total clearance. Percentage of the [3H]PCP dose recovered as total radioactivity was 49% in urine and 12% in feces. Several metabolites of PCP were determined in urine and they account for about 30% of the dose with the aminopentanoic acid derivative being present in the greatest amount. One of the hydroxylated metabolites is present in cis- and trans-forms, with the latter predominating. Three animals received an i.v. dose of [3H] PCP and a p.o. dose of unlabeled PCP at the same time to determine absolute bioavailability. Approximately 25% of the dose is absorbed intact. The p.o. (intrinsic) clearance of PCP is about four times greater than systemic clearance suggesting a blood flow-dependence in clearance and substantial first-pass hepatic metabolism.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001682:Biological Availability; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006207:Half-Life; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D010622:Phencyclidine