R. Bergstrand et al., DECREASED ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY OF LANSOPRAZOLE IN HEALTHY-VOLUNTEERS WHEN GIVEN WITH A STANDARDIZED BREAKFAST, Clinical drug investigation, 9(2), 1995, pp. 67-71
12 healthy male volunteers participated in this open, randomised, cros
sover study. On 2 study days at least 6 days apart the volunteers were
given a single oral dose of lansoprazole 30mg with or without a stand
ardised breakfast. When lansoprazole was concomitantly given with brea
kfast, the peak plasma concentration (C-max) and area under the concen
tration-time curve (AUG) were decreased by approximately 50% for each
of the two parameters. The time to reach C-max (t(max)) was doubled wh
en lansoprazole was coadministered with breakfast. In conclusion, lans
oprazole should not be taken concomitantly with food.