Agent | Regimen tested | Oral bioavailability | Time to peak (hours) | Cmax (micrograms/mL) | AUC0-24 (mg•h/L) | Metabolism and clearance | Half-life (hours)* | pKa¶ |
Dexlansoprazole | 30 mg once daily | Absorbed to a similar extent under fasting and fed conditions | 1-2 (peak 1) 4-5 (peak 2) | 0.7 | 3.3 | Hepatically by CYP2C19Δ and 3A4; inactive metabolites are excreted in urine and feces | 1-2 | Not available |
Esomeprazole | 20 mg once daily | 64% (single dose); 90% (after multiple doses if taken on an empty stomach; bioavailability is reduced by ~50% if taken with food) | 1-1.6 | 2.1 (micromol/L) | 4.2 (micromol•h/L) | Hepatically by CYP2C19Δ and 3A4; inactive metabolites are excreted in urine and feces | 1.2-2.5 | 4.0 |
Lansoprazole | 30 mg once daily | 85% (taken on an empty stomach; absorption is reduced by ~50% if taken with food) | 1.5-3 | 0.5-1.0 | 3.2 | Hepatically by CYP2C19Δ and 3A4; inactive metabolites are excreted in feces via bile and in urine | 0.9-1.5 | 4.0 |
Omeprazole | 20 mg once daily (delayed release capsule) | 45% (single dose) Varies by formulation; absorption is significantly increased after multiple doses | 0.5-3.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | Hepatically by CYP2C19Δ and 3A4; inactive metabolites are excreted in urine and bile | 0.5-3 | 4.0 |
Pantoprazole | 40 mg once daily | 77% | 2-2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | Hepatically by CYP2C19Δ and 3A4; inactive metabolites are excreted in urine and feces via bile | 1 (increased to 3.5-10 hours in CYP2C19 poor-metabolizers) | 3.9 |
Rabeprazole | 20 mg once daily | 52% | 2-5 | 0.4-0.48 | 0.9 | Hepatically by CYP2C19Δ and 3A4; inactive metabolites are excreted in urine and feces via bile | 1-2 | 5.0 |