Article
Variation in gastrointestinal transit of pharmaceutical dosage forms in healthy subjects.
Pharmaceutical research - 1 Mar 1991
Coupe A J, Davis S S, Wilding I R
Abstract excerpt
The variability in the gastrointestinal transit of a multiple-unit and single-unit dosage form was investigated following a light breakfast in six, healthy, male volunteers after repeated weekly administration. The dosage forms were labeled with gamma-emitting radionuclides and the transit of the formulations was monitored on 4 separate study days using the technique of dual-isotope gamma scintigraphy. Gastric...
Topics
- Adult
- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
- Dosage Forms
- Drug Implants
- Gastrointestinal Transit
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Indium Radioisotopes
- Male
- Pharmacokinetics
- Scintillation Counting
