Pharmacokinetics of amphotericin B lipid complex in critically ill patients on continuous veno-venous haemofiltration

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Bellmann
2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maeve E. Malone ◽  
Owen I. Corrigan ◽  
Pierce V. Kavanagh ◽  
Caitriona Gowing ◽  
Maria Donnelly ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 4934-4937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Weiler ◽  
Gerda Falkensammer ◽  
Angelika Hammerer-Lercher ◽  
Markus Anliker ◽  
Helene Vogelsinger ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Amphotericin B (AMB) concentrations were determined in pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of 44 critically ill patients, who were receiving treatment with liposomal AMB (LAMB) (n = 11), AMB colloidal dispersion (ABCD) (n = 28), or AMB lipid complex (ABLC) (n = 5). Mean AMB levels (± standard errors of the means) in ELF amounted to 1.60 ± 0.58, 0.38 ± 0.07, and 1.29 ± 0.71 μg/ml in LAMB-, ABCD-, and ABLC-treated patients, respectively (differences are not significant).


2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 4211-4213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Weiler ◽  
Rosa Bellmann-Weiler ◽  
Michael Joannidis ◽  
Romuald Bellmann

ABSTRACT The penetration of the amphotericin B (AMB) lipid formulations (liposomal AMB, AMB colloidal dispersion, and AMB lipid complex formulations) into pleural effusions in seven critically ill patients was assessed. AMB was detected in all pleural effusion samples at concentrations ranging from 0.02 to 0.43 μg/ml. The penetration ratio was 3 to 44%.


2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne D. Kennedy ◽  
Julie F. Connelly ◽  
Kevin M. Kuzma

A 2-year concurrent drug use evaluation was conducted in 156 patients to determine whether Abelcet (amphotericin B lipid complex injection) was being prescribed according to institution-approved guidelines and to characterize the patient population receiving Abelcet. Eighty-nine patients (57%) had fungal infections documented by chest x-ray, computed tomography, or fungal cultures. Sixty-seven (43%) had clinically suspected fungal infections. The Abelcet mean dose by weight was 5 mg/kg/day (actual body weight). Seventy-one patients (46%) met the established guidelines for use; 85 (54%) did not. Premedication was given to 64% of the patients; only 15 patients (10%) experienced documented fever and chills. A total of 72 patients (46%) died during therapy. Of the 75 patients who completed therapy in the hospital, 41 were switched to conventional amphotericin B, fluconazole, or itraconazole following a decrease in serum creatinine concentration, and 34 did not receive further antifungal therapy. The mean length of Abelcet therapy was 11 days. The mean increase in serum creatinine concentration at discontinuation of therapy was 0.2 mg/dL. Continued monitoring of Abelcet use was recommended and established guidelines were reaffirmed. Hydration with normal saline before and after dosing was suggested to help improve renal function, and dopamine was recommended to increase renal blood flow.


Drugs ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (17) ◽  
pp. 1905-1911 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Goldsmith ◽  
Caroline M Perry

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1556-1558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf S. Ibrahim ◽  
Teclegiorgis Gebremariam ◽  
Yue Fu ◽  
John E. Edwards ◽  
Brad Spellberg

ABSTRACT We previously found that caspofungin synergized with amphotericin B lipid complex in treating murine mucormycosis. We now report a similarly enhanced activity of liposomal amphotericin combined with micafungin or anidulafungin in mice with disseminated mucormycosis. The efficacy of combination echinocandin-polyene therapy for mucormycosis is a class effect.


2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 5414-5418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Weiler ◽  
Elisabeth Überlacher ◽  
Julia Schöfmann ◽  
Eva Stienecke ◽  
Stefan Dunzendorfer ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe pharmacokinetics of lipid-bound and liberated amphotericin B (AMB) was assessed in 11 critically ill patients with cholestatic liver disease (CSLD) and in 9 subjects with normal liver function treated with AMB colloidal dispersion (ABCD). Exposure to lipid-bound AMB was higher in patients with CSLD. Levels of liberated AMB were elevated by CSLD only after the first dose, whereas its pharmacokinetics was unaffected at steady state. The standard dosage of ABCD is probably adequate for patients with CSLD.


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