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α-Keto aldehydes as enhancing agents of gastro-intestinal drug absorption
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, (2008/06/13)
A method and drug form enhancing the absorption of a rectally or orally administered drug from the rectal compartment into the blood stream of a warm blooded animal. The method includes the steps of preparing a drug form capable of being rectally and orally administered. The drug form comprises a therapeutically effective unit dosage amount of a selected drug of the type which is capable of being absorbed into the blood stream from the gastrointestinal area and an α-keto aldehyde or salts thereof being present in the drug form in a sufficient amount to be effective in enhancing the drug absorption rate, when administering the drug form to warm blooded animals.