PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Faraj, B. A.
AU  - Israili, Z. H.
AU  - Perel, J. M.
AU  - Jenkins, M. L.
AU  - Holtzman, S. G.
AU  - Cucinell, S. A.
AU  - Dayton, P. G.
TI  - METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION OF METHYLPHENIDATE-<sup>14</sup>C: STUDIES IN MAN AND ANIMALS
DP  - 1974 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
PG  - 535--547
VI  - 191
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/191/3/535.short
4100  - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/191/3/535.full
SO  - J Pharmacol Exp Ther1974 Dec 01; 191
AB  - Threo-dl-methylphenidate-14C·HCl (MEPH-14C·HCl) was found to be extensively metabolized in man, dog, rat and mouse. Pronounced species differences in the metabolism of the drug were found. In human subjects, plasma levels of MEPH-14C were found always to be much higher after i.v. than after oral administration. After oral administration, 50 and 90% of the 14C was excreted in urine in 8 and 48 hours, respectively. This suggests essentially complete absorption of MEPH. The main urinary metabolite was the deesterified product, ritalinic acid (RA), accounting for 80% of the dose. Upon i.v. administration of MEPH-14C·HCl to dogs, 50 to 60% of the radioactivity was excreted in 7-hour urine. The major metabolites in dog urine were RA and threo-dl-2-phenyl-2-(2'-piperidyl-6'-one) acetic acid (oxo-RA). In rats, both after i.p. and oral administration of MEPH-14C·HCl, 50 to 60% of the 14C was eliminated in urine and 30 to 40% in feces within 48 hours. Significant biliary excretion of 14C (25-30% in 12 hours) was found in bile-cannulated rats. The major metabolites in rat urine besides RA were threo-dl-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(2'-piperidyl) acetic acid (p-OH RA), its methyl ester (p-OH MEPH)and the glucuronide conjugate of p-OH RA. The locomotor activity of MEPH, certain metabolites and N-acetyl MEPH was studied in mice. © 1974 by The Williams & Wilkins Co.