Metabolism and Distribution of Carisoprodol in Tissues and Organs of the Rats

Abstract
The method for determination of carisoprodol concentration in the biological materials was reported. The great part of the administered carisoprodol was metabolized by liver in rats. Biological half-life of carisoprodol (150 mg./kg., i.p.) in rats was about 3 hours. The elimination of the compound with urine was about 7.5% within 48 hours. In vivo metabolism of carisoprodol was inhibited by [2,2-diphenyl-2-diethylaminoethylvaleric acid ester] SKF 525A and the duration of paralysis was prolonged. It was supposed that the principal metabolism of carisoprodol was done by a liver microsomal enzyme which requires [triphosphopyridine nucleotide reduced form] (TPNH) and oxygen.