Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
When a single oral dose of ospemifene 60 mg is given to postmenopausal women under fasted conditions, the pharmacokinetic parameters are as follows:
Tmax = 2 hours (range of 1 - 8 hours);
Cmax = 533 ng/mL;
AUC (0-inf) = 4165 ng•hr/mL.
When the same aforementioned dose is given to postmenopausal women under fed conditions, the pharmacokinetic parameters are as follows:
Tmax = 2.5 hours (1 - 6 hours);
Cmax = 1198 ng/mL;
AUC (0-inf) = 7521 ng•hr/mL.
Accumulation occurs following repeated doses.
Time to steady state = 9 days.
Although the bioavailability of ospemifene has not been formally evaluated, it is expected to have a low bioavailability because of its lipophilic nature.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
448 L
▧ Protein binding :
>99% bound to serum proteins
▧ Metabolism :
Ospemifene is hepatically metabolized via CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP2B6. The major metabolite was 4-hydroxyospemifene, 25% of the parent compound will undergo this biotransformation. Other metabolites include 4'-hydroxy-ospemifene, <7% of the parent compound will undergo this biotransformation. In order of decreasing potency, ospemifene was suggested to be a weak inhibitor for CYP2B6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2C8, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Following an oral administration of ospemifene, approximately 75% and 7% of the dose was excreted in feces and urine, respectively. Less than 0.2% of the ospemifene dose was excreted unchanged in urine.
▧ Half Life :
Terminal half-life = 26 hours .
▧ Clearance :
Total body clearance = 9.16 L/hr.