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. 1981 Dec;20(6):837–838. doi: 10.1128/aac.20.6.837

Bioavailability of Bacampicillin and Talampicillin, Two Oral Prodrugs of Ampicillin

Jan Sjövall 1, Lennart Magni 2, Erik Vinnars 3
PMCID: PMC181808  PMID: 7325647

Abstract

A 200-mg amount of bacampicillin showed a significantly higher relative extent of bioavailability than did a 250-mg amount of talampicillin, possibly due to their different stability in the digestive juices.

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