A Gallbladder-Based Enterohepatic Circulation Model for Pharmacokinetic Studies.

Caution should be taken when designing clinical studies for drugs that undergo EHC. It may be essential to consider the timing of meals when planning pharmacokinetic studies and defining sampling times. The period over which samples are taken needs to be extended as compared to that traditionally used with other drugs. Future studies that attempt to identify the best sampling strategies in the presence of EHC are needed.