Studies on effect of piperine on oral bioavailability of ampicillin and norfloxacin.

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med

Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published: April 2008

Ampicillin and Norfloxacin are used to treat variety of bacterial infections. These two drugs have low oral bioavailability. Co-administration of Piperine (20 mg/kg), an alkaloid from Piper nigrum L. enhanced oral bioavailability of Ampicillin and Norfloxacin in animal model. This is reflected in various pharmacokinetic measurements like Cmax, Tmax, AUC and t(1/2) of the above antibiotics in animal model.

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