Pharmacokinetics and Excretion Studies on CDRI-85/92, an Antiulcer Proton Pump Inhibitor

CDRI 85/92 is an antiulcer pharmacophore and a proton pump inhibitor, which is in an advanced stage of preclinical trials. In view of its importance, pharmacokinetic and excretion were studied in Sprague Dawley rats after administering 20 mg/kg oral and intravenous doses. The compound was detectable in the serum samples as early as 5 min post-oral administration. The compound was eliminated slowly from serum with an elimination half-life of 2.1 h. Following the 20 mg/kg oral dose, maximum serum concentration (C_max) was found to be 469.28 ± 45.52 ng/ml after 1.0 h. Based on AUC values, the absolute bioavailability of the CDRI 85/92 was 70.5% after oral administration. It was found to be excreted in urine (~15% of the dose) in intravenously treated (bile duct cannulated as well as noncannulated) rats, whereas bile and feces depicted insignificant levels of the compound.