Table 3

Mean concentrations of radioactivity in tissues of rats after oral administration of a 50 mg/kg dose of [14C]ritonavir

Tissueμg Eq Ritonavir/g
1 hr3 hr6 hr9 hr12 hr24 hr48 hr
Adrenals32.872.639.632.02.331.710.25
Brachial lymph nodes7.1512.77.196.170.980.28ND
Bladder4.85
Blood5.477.625.013.500.020.08ND
Bone marrow10.0
Brain0.240.880.560.300.100.130.04
Eyes1.101.951.471.13ND0.34ND
Fat9.0512.67.935.540.380.410.06
Heart10.820.012.28.251.060.880.20
Kidneys23.137.022.817.52.032.220.76
Large intestine (with contents)14.6
Liver10113310374.55.828.922.70
Lumbar lymph nodes5.42
Lungs13.121.015.312.52.151.660.49
Mediastinal lymph nodes6.42
Muscle6.1610.96.884.040.520.390.14
Ovaries6.9013.69.267.221.481.160.57
Pancreas14.941.119.317.22.662.650.31
Pituitary12.4
Plasma8.4111.27.825.840.070.17ND
Prostate3.327.868.641.530.50
Skin4.86
Small intestine (with contents)472
Spleen9.8316.213.09.511.381.230.36
Stomach (with contents)1804
Submaxillary lymph nodes8.0113.28.837.071.270.880.04
Testes0.401.221.520.540.46
Thymus6.2511.67.906.161.341.340.46
Thyroid13.927.410.215.6NDNDND
Uterus4.607.075.704.651.191.180.60
  • ND = not detected; — = not determined; N = 3 female rats per time point, or 3 male rats per time point for testes and prostate.