Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Bioavailability is 90% (in diloxanide parental form), however diloxanide furoate is slowly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
▧ Metabolism :
Hydrolyzed to furoic acid and diloxanide, which undergoes extensive glucuronidation (99% of diloxanide occurs as glucuronide and 1% as free diloxanide in the systemic circulation).
▧ Route of Elimination :
Renal (90%, rapidly excreted as glucuronide metabolite). 10% is excreted in the feces as diloxanide.
▧ Half Life :
3 hours