Effect of heptabarbital on bioavailability of bishydroxycoumarin in the rat
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Mass Spectrometry and Luminogenic-based Approaches to Characterize Phase I Metabolic Competency of In Vitro Cell Cultures
Published on: March 28, 2017
Abstract:
The influence of oral administration of heptabarbital on the gastrointestinal absorption of bishydroxycoumarin (BHC) was investigated in rats. Pretreatment of the animals with 20 mg/kg heptabarbital twice dialy for three days prior to the administration of 50 mg/kg BHC resulted in a 40% decrease from controls in the area under the BHC plasma concentration time curve (AUC). Preliminary studies indicated that a similar decrease in gastrointestinal absorption of BHC could be seen following a single oral dose of heptabarbital administered concomitantly with the anticoagulant.
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