After intramuscular injection thiamine quickly absorbed from the injection site and enters the blood (484 ng / ml after 15 minutes on the first day of dosing in 50 mg) and is distributed unevenly in the body, its content in leukocytes is 15%, erythrocytes are 75% and in plasma is 10%.
In connection with the lack of significant reserves in the body thiamine must enter the body daily. Thiamine penetrates the blood-brain and placental barriers and is found in breast milk. Thiamine is excreted in the urine in the alpha phase after 0.15 hours, in the beta phase after 1 hour and in the terminal phase for 2 days. The main metabolites are: thiaminic acid, pyramine and some unknown metabolites.
Of all vitamins thiamine remains in the body in the smallest amount. The adult body contains about 30 mg of thiamine in the form of 80% thiamine pyrophosphate, 10% thiamine triphosphate, and the rest in the form of thiamine monophosphate.
After intramuscular injection pyridoxine quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed in the body, performing the role of coenzyme after phosphorylation of the group. CH2OH in the 5th position.About 80% of thiamine binds to blood plasma proteins.
Pyridoxine is absorbed rapidly throughout the small intestine, more is absorbed in the jejunum. Metabolised in the liver with the formation of pharmacologically active metabolites (pyridoxal phosphate and pyridoxamine phosphate). Pyridoxal phosphate with plasma proteins binds to 90%. It penetrates well into all tissues; accumulates mainly in the liver, less in the muscles and central nervous system. Penetrates through the placenta, is secreted with breast milk. The half-life is 15-20 days. It is excreted by the kidneys (with intravenous injection with bile 2%), as well as during hemodialysis.