Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
After oral administration, valaciclovir hydrochloride is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The absolute bioavailability of acyclovir after administration of valaciclovir is 54.5% ± 9.1%.
▧ Protein binding :
13-18%
▧ Metabolism :
Valaciclovir is rapidly and almost entirely (~99%) converted to the active compound, acyclovir, and L-valine by first-pass intestinal and hepatic metabolism by enzymatic hydrolysis. Neither valaciclovir nor acyclovir is metabolized by cytochrome P450 enzymes.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Acyclovir accounted for 89% of the radioactivity excreted in the urine.
▧ Half Life :
2.5-3.3 hours
▧ Clearance :
* Renal cl=255 +/- 86 mL/min [healthy]
* apparent cl=86.3 +/- 21.3 mL/min/1.73 m2 [dialysis patients]
* apparent cl=679.16 +/- 162.76 mL/min/1.73 m2 [healthy]