EPG is not absorbed or metabolized to any significant degree. The results of rat studies with radiolabeled EPG showed poor absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. About 70-80% of an oral dose was recovered in the feces, 10-20% in the urine, and the remaining fraction was recovered in expired air, presumably as carbon dioxide; no accumulation in tissues has been observed.
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