Playfer J R, Baty J D, Lamb J, Powell C, Price-Evans D A
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1978 Dec;6(6):529-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1978.tb00878.x.
1 The metabolism of fifteen elderly hospital in-patients and fifteen young people was studied, using a gas chromatography mass spectrometer method. 2 The results suggest that there is no significant change in hepatic oxidation of acetanilide with age. 3 The concentrations of metabolites were however, significantly elevated in the older group. 4 These results illustrate the importance of the decline in renal function with age in the disposition of drugs.