Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Cmax, 5 mg, healthy subjects = 8.32 nmol/L;
Tmax, 5 mg, healthy subjects = 1.75 hours;
AUC(0-24 hours), 5 mg, healthy subjects = 119 nmol · h/L;
Bioavailability, healthy subjects = 30%.
When a dose of 5 mg once daily is given, steady state is achieved by the third dose. Although a high fat meal reduces Cmax and increases AUC, this interaction with food is not clinically significant. Linagliptin may be administered with or without food.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
Vd = 1110 L
▧ Protein binding :
70-80% protein bound, the extent to which is concentration dependent. Because of the propensity of linagliptin to bind to plasma protein, it has a long terminal half-life and a non-linear pharmacokinetic profile. In contrast, other DPP-4 inhibitors have linear pharmacokinetic profiles which makes linagliptin unique.
▧ Metabolism :
Linagliptin is not extensively metabolized, 90% of dose is excreted unchanged. The small portion of drug that is metabolized, the main metabolite is CD 1790 and is pharmacologically inactive. Glucuronidation forms some of its other minor metabolites.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Linagliptin is eliminated via the feces/enteroheptic system (80%) and urine (5%). This is unlike other DPP-4 inhibitors which are primarily eliminated by the renal system.
▧ Half Life :
Terminal half life = 131 hours. Because of this long half-life, inhibition of DPP-4 activity is sustained which indicates that once-daily dosing is appropriate. Effective half-life for accumulation of drug is 12 hours when multiple oral doses of 5 mg are given.
▧ Clearance :
Renal clearance, steady state = 70 mL/min