title: Assessment of blood level with controlled-release dosage forms: effect of the rate constant of elimination of the drug.
abstract: Prediction of the drug level in the volume of distribution was made using a numerical model taking into account the following facts: the kinetics of drug release out of the dosage form along the gastrointestinal tract, the kinetics of absorption in the blood compartment and the kinetics of elimination. Various parameters intervene significantly for a given dosage form. Some emphasis was placed upon the rate of elimination of the drug which appears to be the main characteristic for the drug, especially when it is delivered through controlled release dosage forms. The rate of release of the drug out of the dosage form, as well as the dose frequency and the gastrointestinal transit time were also considered. The drug level in the plasma was expressed by the amount of drug as a fraction of the amount of drug initially located in the dosage form.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, University of St-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aïnaoui
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vergnaud
mesh_terms: D019540:Area Under Curve; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D008239:Lysine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008954:Models, Biological; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013806:Theophylline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D013629:Tamoxifen; D002927:Cimetidine; D013806:Theophylline; D008239:Lysine; D001241:Aspirin; C010395:acetylsalicylic acid lysinate