Effects of misoprostol on the pharmacokinetics of indomethacin in human volunteers

The effects of misoprostol (200 micrograms as a single dose or q.i.d. as a multiple dose) on the pharmacokinetics of indomethacin (100 mg single-dose administration or 50 mg t.i.d. multiple-dose administration) were studied in 16 healthy human volunteers under single-dose and steady-state conditions in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, balanced three-period study design. The overall absorption as shown by the values for area under …