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FABAD  J. Pharm. Sci.
ISSN 1300-4182
Copyright Ó 2005 FABAD. All rights reserved 

FABAD J. Pharm. Sci., 26(4), 205-217, 2001.

Scientific Reviews

ABSTRACT

BIOAVAILABILITY FILE: PIRIBEDIL

Müzeyyen DEMÝREL*°,Yasemin YAZAN*

*Anadolu Üniversitesi,Eczacilik Fakültesi,Farmasötik Teknoloji Anabilim Dali,26470 ESKISEHIR
°Correspondence

Summary:
Piribedil is a dopamin agonist with vasodilator activity and whose aqueous solubility is low and elimination half-life is short.It is widely used in cerebral ageing and in Parkinson's disease.Literature on physico-chemical and pharmacological properties, analysis methods, bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of piribedil has been reviewed in this artcle.

Keywords:
Piribedil, physico-chemical characteristics, bioavailability, pharmacokinetics.