Serum and urine concentrations of 5-methoxypsoralen after oral administration
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 105 (4) , 415-420
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1981.tb00772.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: Serum and urine concentrations were measured after oral administration of 5-methoxypsoralen (0.6 mg/kg or 1.2 mg/kg) to psoriasis patients. A dose of 0.6 mg/kg resulted in low serum concentrations, but after 1.2 mg/kg, much higher serum concentrations were reached. There was much individual variation in the time required for reaching peak serum levels. Minute amounts of unchanged 5-methoxypsoralen were excreted in urine. Much larger amounts were excreted as conjugates.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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