Gastrointestinal Transit and Drug Absorption

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Studies, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. 

A review of GI transit and oral drug absorption can be organized in many ways, but a logical sequence is to start at the top and work down. In this review, techniques to study buccal and rectal delivery will not be covered, but a detailed description of these is available in a recent book (1). 

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Kimura T, Higaki K (2002) Gastrointestinal transit and drug absorption. Biol. Pharm. Bull. 25 149-164. 

The effect of food on gastrointestinal transit and drug absorption of a 125... 

THE EFFECT OF FOOD ON GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT AND DRUG ABSORPTION... 

Schultze JDR, Waddington WA, Ell PJ, Parsons GE, Coffin ME, Basit AW. Concentration-dependent effects of polyethylene glycol 400 on gastrointestinal transit and drug absorption. Pharm Res 2003 20(12) 1984-1988. 

Wilson, C. G. (2000), Gastrointestinal transit and drug absorption, in Oral Drug Absorption Prediction and Assessment, Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 1-9. 

Schulze JDR, Waddington WA, Ell, PJ, Parsons GE, Coffin MD, and Basit AW. Concentration-Dependent Effects of Polyethylene Glycol 400 on Gastrointestinal Transit and Drug Absorption.P/tarro Res 2003 20 1984—1888. 

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