Abstract:The effects of ibuprofen on maternal phenytoin pharmacokinetics and fetal phenytoin acquisition were investigated in 19-day gestation Sprague-Dawley rats. A 5 mg kg-1 bolus injection of 14C-phenytoin was given with and without (control) pretreatment with 12.5 mg kg-1 of ibuprofen. Maternal plasma and fetal whole body samples were obtained at various times after the phenytoin bolus and evaluated simultaneously using a three-compartment maternal-fetal model. Ibuprofen pretreatment increased the maternal plasma c… Show more
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