title: Influence of food on the pharmacokinetics of ketoconazole.
abstract: Eight healthy adults were given single oral doses of ketoconazole (200, 400, 600, and 800 mg) in the fasting state and with a standard breakfast at weekly intervals according to a balanced block design. Concentrations in serum were measured up to 32 h after the dose. Food did not reduce ketoconazole absorption or significantly alter peak ketoconazole concentrations in serum, though there was a food-related delay in achieving peak concentrations. At the 400- and 600-mg doses, food appeared to enhance absorption, but this effect was not seen at the 800-mg dose. With an increase in dose, the half-life and area under the serum concentration-time curve increased disproportionately, suggesting that the pharmacokinetics of ketoconazole may be dose dependent. Up to the 800-mg dose, the elimination of ketoconazole did not appear to be saturable. Administration of the drug with food is unlikely to be a cause of therapeutic failure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004435:Eating; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007654:Ketoconazole