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Pharmacokinetics of parenteral and oral melperone in man

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The pharmacokinetics of melperone (Buronil®, Ferrosan, Sweden) was studied after administration of various parenteral and oral doses to man. After parenteral administration, the data could be fitted to a two-compartment model, but after oral dosing the distribution phase could not be separated from the elimination phase, and so an one-compartment model gave the best fit. The half-lives were about 3–4 h, except after intramuscular injection, when the half-life was about 6 h. The bioavailability of oral doses was about 60% of the intravenous injection. After the highest oral dose of 100 mg, the pharmacokinetics, expressed as AUC or Cmax, showed non-linearity, possibly due to saturation of the hepatic elimination system.

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Borgström, L., Larsson, H. & Molander, L. Pharmacokinetics of parenteral and oral melperone in man. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 23, 173–176 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00545974

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