Premium
BIOEQUIVALENCY OF RANITIDINE TABLETS
Author(s) -
Alkaysi H. N.,
Salem M. A. Sheikh,
Gharaibeh A. M.,
ElSayed Y. M.,
AliGharaibeh K. I.,
Badwan A. A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1989.tb00229.x
Subject(s) - bioequivalence , ranitidine , bioavailability , cmax , chromatography , pharmacokinetics , high performance liquid chromatography , chemistry , pharmacology , mathematics , medicine
Summary The bioavailability of two brands of ranitidine tablets was studied in 10 healthy volunteers. Formulation factors were compared by performing disintegration, dissolution and content uniformity tests. Plasma concentrations of ranitidine were measured using a sensitive and precise high pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure. Pharmacokinetic parameters were determined for both formulations and included: C max , AUC t , AUC x , t max , t 1/2 and the terminal rate of elimination ( k ). Statistical analysis revealed that differences between the brands were not significant. The two formulations can be considered to be bioequivalent.