Article date: October 1984
By: D Evard, JP Aubry, Y Quintrec, G Cheymol, A Cheymol, in Volume 18, Issue 4, pages 632-637
Pindolol kinetics and bioavailability were studied after a single dose (oral 5 mg; intravenous 3 mg) in nine patients with malabsorption (two with villous atrophies, seven with short bowel syndromes) and in six healthy volunteers. After oral administration no significant differences were observed in bioavailability (59.4 +/‐ 6.2% in patients vs 79.5 +/‐ 8.6% in controls) and for most plasma and urinary pharmacokinetic parameters between the experimental and control groups as a whole. However, detailed analysis revealed decreased absorption for pindolol in two out of nine patients. After i.v. administration, apparent distribution volume was smaller (V: 2.10 +/‐ 0.25 l kg‐1 vs 3.05 +/‐ 0.31 l kg‐1) and global elimination constant was larger (ke: 1.43 +/‐ 0.46 h‐1 vs 0.56 +/‐ 0.10 h‐1), in patients with malabsorption than in controls (P less than 0.05). The smaller weight of patients and pharmacokinetic modifications due to the pathology could account for this.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1984.tb02518.x
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