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Research Article| Volume 40, ISSUE 4, P449-460, October 1989

Pharmacokinetic study of orally administered RU 486 in non-pregnant women

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      Abstract

      A method based on HPLC was devised for the estimation of RU 486 in blood and utilised to study the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of 50 mg RU 486 administered orally to 12 women on day 7 of the cycle. The dose was rapidly absorbed with peak plasma concentration between 1 and 2 hours. Distribution was also rapid (mean tMath Eqα: 1.4h), whereas elimination was slow (mean tMath Eqβ: 28.3 h). RU 486 was still detectable in some women at 72 h after administration. The plasma concentrations fitted the equation for a two-compartment open model from which the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated. The mean total plasma clearance was 3.0 1/h, and the comparison of our data with those published studies suggests that the pharmacokinetics of RU 486 in Chinese women are similar to those of other populations.
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