Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Following oral administration, in the fasting state, pioglitazone is first measurable in serum within 30 minutes, with peak concentrations observed within 2 hours. Food slightly delays the time to peak serum concentration to 3 to 4 hours, but does not alter the extent of absorption.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 0.63 ± 0.41 L/kg
▧ Protein binding :
> 99%
▧ Metabolism :
Hepatic
▧ Route of Elimination :
Following oral administration, approximately 15% to 30% of the pioglitazone dose is recovered in the urine. Renal elimination of pioglitazone is negligible, and the drug is excreted primarily as metabolites and their conjugates. It is presumed that most of the oral dose is excreted into the bile either unchanged or as metabolites and eliminated in the feces.
▧ Half Life :
3-7 hours
▧ Clearance :
* apparent cl=5 - 7 L/h [oral administration]