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Kunchithapatham Janakiraman1, Rajappan Manavalan.
Abstract
Ampicillin and Norfloxacin are used to treat variety of bacterial infections. These two drugs have low oral bioavailability. Co-administration of Piperine (20 mg/kg), an alkaloid from Piper nigrum L. enhanced oral bioavailability of Ampicillin and Norfloxacin in animal model. This is reflected in various pharmacokinetic measurements like Cmax, Tmax, AUC and t(1/2) of the above antibiotics in animal model.Entities:
Keywords: Ampicillin; Bioavailability; Norfloxacin; Phamacokinetics; Piper nigrum; Piperine
Year: 2008 PMID: 20161946 PMCID: PMC2816554 DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v5i3.31281
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med ISSN: 2505-0044