Efter enkelt oral administration af radiomærket pimecrolimus til raske frivillige, udgjorde uomdannet pimecrolimus den største aktiv substansrelaterede bestanddel i blodet, og der var flere mindre metabolitter af moderat polaritet, som synes at være produkter af O- demethyleringer og oxydering.
After single oral administration of radiolabeled pimecrolimus in healthy subjects, unchanged pimecrolimus was the major active substance-related component in blood and there were numerous minor metabolites of moderate polarity that appeared to be products of O-demethylations and oxygenation.