Pharmacokinetics of loxiglumide after single intravenous or oral doses in man.

Loxiglumide (D,L-4-(3,4-dichlorobenzoylamino)-5-(N-3-methoxypropyl-pentylam ino)-5-oxo-pentanoic acid, CR 1505) was given intravenously to 8 male healthy volunteers in a single dose of 2 mg/kg body weight (b.w.) or orally in a single dose of 5 mg/kg b.w. Loxiglumide was measured in plasma and in urine by HPLC during 48 h following the administration. After i.v. infusion the plasma levels were consistent with an open two-compartment pharmacokinetic model represented by the equation C (mg/l) = 43.791 x e-2.652 x h + 2.657 x e-0.139 x h. In the urine, besides loxiglumide, two metabolites were found and in the 48 h following the i.v. administration the urinary excretion of loxiglumide and of its metabolites accounted for 11.13% of the administered dose. After oral administration loxiglumide appeared in plasma with a lag time of 14 min, reached the peak 34 min after administration, being eliminated with an initial fast and a terminal slow elimination rate. The plasma levels were consistent with an open two-compartment pharmacokinetic model represented by the equation C (mg/l) = -46.72 x e-8.765 x (h-0.23) + 40.660 x e-1.383 x (h-0.23) + 6.057 x e-0.120 x (h-0.23). In the urine, besides loxiglumide, two metabolites were found and in the 48 h following the oral administration the excretion of loxiglumide and of its metabolites accounted for 7.67% of the administered dose. The absolute bioavailability of loxiglumide was calculated comparing the AUC(0-inf) found after oral and after i.v. administration and was estimated as 0.967, with p = 0.05 fiducial limit of 0.656-1.278.