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Flip-flop Pharmacokinetics – Delivering a Reversal of Disposition: Challenges and Opportunities During Drug Development

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Yáñez, Jaime A, Remsberg, Connie M, Sayre, Casey L, Forrest, M Laird, Davies, Neal M·2011·Therapeutic Delivery

Abstract

Flip-flop pharmacokinetics is a phenomenon often encountered with extravascularly administered drugs. Occurrence of flip-flop spans preclinical to human studies. The purpose of this article is to analyze both the pharmacokinetic interpretation errors and opportunities underlying the presence of flip-flop pharmacokinetics during drug development. Flip-flop occurs when the rate of absorption is slower than the rate of elimination. If it is not recognized, it can create difficulties in the acquisition and interpretation of pharmacokinetic parameters. When flip-flop is expected or discovered, a longer duration of sampling may be necessary in order to avoid overestimation of fraction of dose absorbed. Common culprits of flip-flop disposition are modified dosage formulations; however, formulation characteristics such as the drug chemical entities themselves or the incorporated excipients can also cause the phenomenon. Yet another contributing factor is the physiological makeup of the extravascular site of administration. In this article, these causes of flip-flop pharmacokinetics are discussed with incorporation of relevant examples and the implications for drug development outlined.

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  • For immediate-release oral drug formulations, the absorption rate is faster than the elimination rate.

    “Notably, for immediate-release oral drug formulations, the absorption rate is faster than the elimination rate [32].”

    From Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia: An Overview (2021) · cites this paper as [32]

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  • The absorption rate of LAI antipsychotics is slower than the elimination rate, resulting in 'flip-flop' kinetics, whereby the time to steady state is a function of absorption, and the concentration at steady state is a function of elimination.

    “Therefore, the absorption rate of LAI antipsychotics is slower than the elimination rate, resulting in “flip-flop” kinetics, whereby the time to steady state is a function of absorption, and the concentration at steady state is a function of elimination (Fig. 1) [32, 33].”

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Authors
Yáñez, J. A., Remsberg, C. M., Sayre, C. L., Forrest, M. L., & Davies, N. M.
Affiliations
  • Alcon (United States) (US)
  • Washington State University (US)
  • University of Kansas (US)
Venue
Therapeutic Delivery
Published
2011-05
Volume
2
Issue
5
Pages
643-672
ISSN
  • 2041-5990 (ISSN-L)
  • 2041-6008
OpenAlex
W2114632070
Cited by
279
References
153
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 13
FWCI
0.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Therapeutic Delivery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R21CA132033)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
Keywords
absorption rate, elimination rate, sampling duration, dosage formulation, pharmaceutical excipients, drug development
MeSH terms
Humans, Pharmacokinetics, Drug Discovery

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