Table 1

Pharmacokinetic parameters of FIN and metabolites I andIV in dogs after single 10 and 80 mg/kg oral doses of [14C]FIN

Dose (mg/kg) and ParameterTotal Radioactivity1-aAFR1-bFINMetaboliteIMetabolite IV
10801080108010801080
C max(μg/ml)3.412.50.110.362.17.41.34.2ND1-c 0.09
t max (hr)1.54, 301-d 5.54, 301-d 1.54, 301-d 6.37, 301-d ND4, 301-d
AUC0-∞(μg · hr/ml)66.3474.52.712.425.4215.432.8199.8ND3.7
AUC (% change)616439748509
% of total14C1-e 3.52.638.545.449.542.10.80
  • Results are average values from the same two dogs given both doses.

  • 1-a Total radioactivity (TotalRAD; undifferentiated) is expressed as μg FIN-eq/ml.

  • 1-b Defined as that fraction of radioactivity not retained on a solid-phase extraction cartridge (cyano Sep-Pak).

  • 1-c ND, not determined. Individual plasma samples of dogs at the low dose were not analyzed for metabolite IV; however, analysis of a pooled plasma sample showed that the monocarboxylic acid metabolite IV accounted for 0.8% of the total 14C in plasma.

  • 1-d Due to the prolonged absorption of the high dose in one dog, both tmax values are shown.

  • 1-e Estimated by use of the following expression: (AUC/AUCTotal RAD) · 100.