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Pharmacokinetics of ribavirin and urinary excretion of the major metabolite 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide in normal volunteers.

Ribavirin (1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide) is a broad spectrum antiviral agent, with a primary indication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but with significant activity against more common viral pathogens. Since the available kinetic data are only in HIV patients, a study was carried out in normal volunteers, also with the objective of obtaining data on the biotransformation of the drug. A specific HPLC method was used to determine both the unchanged drug and its major metabolite (1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide). The unchanged drug was confirmed to have a long plasma half-life, ranging from 30.4 to 61.0 h with a total clearance of 20.3 +/- 10.6 1 h-1. The comparison of oral and i.v. administrations, showed 32.6 +/- 16.7% oral bioavailability. By investigating the urinary excretion of the unchanged drug and its metabolite, it was shown that the percentage of the metabolite is almost doubled after oral administration (28.8% vs 6.2% after i.v.) with a corresponding inverse difference in the percentages of urinary unchanged ribavirin (16.7% after i.v. vs 4.4% after oral administration).[1]

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  1. Pharmacokinetics of ribavirin and urinary excretion of the major metabolite 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide in normal volunteers. Paroni, R., Del Puppo, M., Borghi, C., Sirtori, C.R., Galli Kienle, M. International journal of clinical pharmacology, therapy, and toxicology. (1989) [Pubmed]
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