Dette kan forklares ved, at kun en ubetydelig del af uomdannet tolcapon udskilles i urinen og hovedmetabolitten, tolcapon- glucuronid, udskilles både i urin og i galde (fæces).
This could be explained by the fact that only a negligible amount of unchanged tolcapone is excreted in the urine, and the main metabolite, tolcapone-glucuronide, is excreted both in urine and in bile (faeces).