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Table 5 Pharmacokinetic parameters of zotepine from zotepine coarse suspension (ZT-CS) and zotepine solid lipid nanoparticle (ZT-SLN) formulations after oral administration in rats (mean ± SD, n = 6)

From: Zotepine loaded lipid nanoparticles for oral delivery: development, characterization, and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies

Parameter

ZT-CS (F7)

ZT-SLN (F1)

Cmax(μg/mL)

1.8 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.6*

Tmax(h)

4

4

AUCtotal(μg/mL).h

32.3 ± 1.1

43.3 ± 2.2*

t1/2(h)

16.0 ± 1.0

18.3 ± 2.3

MRT (h)

19.7 ± 2.6

25.6 ± 1.5*

  1. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05 in comparison with ZT-CS