Prednisolone absorption rate

This interpretation is borne out by another study [29] which, as its prime objective, compared the blood-level time relationships of prednisolone and its stearoylglycollate. The authors concluded that their results, showing consistently higher serum levels (the difference increasing progressively with time) after administration of the double ester, were only accounted for by reduction in the rate of inactivation of the ester compared with the parent steroid. The absence of any prolonged absorption from the gut was confirmed. Absorption was completed within two hours. 

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