Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Gastrointestinal absorption is uniform, rapid, and essentially complete.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 11 L
▧ Protein binding :
98-99%, primarily to albumin.
▧ Metabolism :
Hepatic. The major metabolites of glipizide are products of aromatic hydroxylation and have no hypoglycemic activity. A minor metabolite which accounts for less than 2% of a dose, an acetylaminoethyl benzine derivatives, is reported to have 1/10 to 1/3 as much hypoglycemic activity as the parent compound.
▧ Route of Elimination :
The primary metabolites are inactive hydroxylation products and polar conjugates and are excreted mainly in the urine.
▧ Half Life :
2-5 hours