Pharmacokinetics and investigation of optimal dose ertapenem in intermittent hemodialysis patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1766-1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lama M Hsaiky ◽  
Francine D Salinitri ◽  
Judy Wong ◽  
Sin-Ling T Jennings ◽  
Neha H Desai ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Previous pharmacokinetic studies demonstrated an increase in serum ertapenem concentrations with decreasing kidney function, including patients receiving renal replacement therapy. This study evaluated the pharmacokinetic parameters of ertapenem in patients receiving hemodialysis. Methods This prospective, single-center, open-label study examined the pharmacokinetics of a single intravenous (IV) dose of ertapenem 1 g in seven hospitalized noninfected patients undergoing hemodialysis. Blood samples were collected prior to ertapenem administration and at 0.5, 1, 2, 6, 12 and 48 hours (h) after administration. Ertapenem concentrations were determined by validated liquid chromatography mass spectrometry assay. Results Following an IV bolus of 1 g ertapenem, plasma concentrations declined relatively slowly with a mean ±standard deviation (SD) elimination half-life of 19.3 ±6.6 h. Plasma concentrations were similar in all subjects, with maximum mean plasma concentration observed of 343±48 µg/mL postdose. The mean ±SD values for systemic plasma clearance (CL) and volume of distribution at steady state (Vss) were 2±0.5 mL/min and 3295±1187 mL, respectively. The area under the curve for 0 h–∞ (AUCinf) was 7494 ±1424 h•µg/mL. No gender effect was observed and no serious adverse events were reported. Conclusions Ertapenem half-life was prolonged in hemodialysis patients. Considering the nonrenal clearance and the expected 70% removal with high-efficacy hemodialysis, the dose of 1 g ertapenem, three times weekly, after hemodialysis may produce pharmacodynamically sufficient exposure for potential antimicrobial efficacy. Further studies are warranted to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of this dose with prolonged duration of therapy.

Drug Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (04) ◽  
pp. 238-240
Author(s):  
Budi Prasaja ◽  
Yahdiana Harahap ◽  
Windy Lusthom ◽  
Lia Yumi ◽  
Anna Sofiana ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose To investigate the effect of using truncated area under the curve (AUC0-72) on bioequivalence of dutasteride with long half-life in point estimate and intra-subject variability. Methods Fifteen subjects were enrolled in this single-dose, open-label, randomized two-way crossover design following an overnight fasting with five-week washout period. Plasma samples were collected to 72 h and 144 h following drug administration and dutasteride were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods. The pharmacokinetic parameters for bioequivalence assessment were AUC0-72 and AUC0-144. Results The estimated point and the 90% confidence intervals were 91.07% (84.54–98.11%) for AUC0-72 and 91.43% (84.65–98.75%) for AUC0-144, that is, within the ranges for acceptance of bioequivalence. The intra-subject variability’s were 11.45% for AUC0-72 and 11.87% for AUC0-144. Conclusions There was no statistically significant difference in point estimated and intra-subject variability between truncated AUC at 72 h and 144=h and the truncated AUC (AUC0-72) approach could be considered for bioequivalence assessment for dutasteride.


KYAMC Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 326-330
Author(s):  
Uttam Kumar Sarker ◽  
Mir Misbahuddin ◽  
Md Shariful Hasan Ripon ◽  
Md Rabiul Islam

A crossover-randomized bioequivalence study of two oral formulations of esomeprazole (40 mg) capsules were carried out in 16 healthy male Bangladeshi volunteers. The test and reference formulations were PRONEX™ (Drug International Ltd, Bangladesh) and NEXIUM™ (AstraZeneca AB, Sweden), respectively. Each tablet was administered with 150 mL of water to subjects after overnight fasting on 2 treatment days separated by 1 week washout period. After dosing, serial blood samples were collected for a period of 24 hours. The plasma concentrations of esomeprazole were estimated using a validated HPLC method. The pharmacokinetic parameters Cmax, Tmax, AUC0g24h, t1/2, and Kel were determined. The mean (± SD) AUC0g24h for esomeprazole of test drug PRONEXTM for 16 volunteers was 1509 (± 546) ng.hr/mL whereas it was 1622 (± 589) ng.hr/mL for esomeprazole of NEXIUMTM. The relative bioavailability (PRONEXTM/NEXIUMTM ratio) was 93%. The Cmax, tmax, half-life of elimination (t1/2) and the rate of elimination (Kel) of esomeprazole of test drug were 1653 (± 706) ng/mL, 2.13 (± 0.81) hours, 2.00 (± 0.61) hour and 0.3465 respectively. The Cmax, tmax, half-life of elimination (t1/2) and the rate of elimination (Kel) of esomeprazole of reference drug were 1820 (± 877) ng/mL, 2.80 (± 0.67) hours, 2.14 (± 0.55) hour and 0.3238 respectively. The 90% CI for the test and reference drugs were found within the acceptance range of 80-125%. In conclusion, PRONEX™ is bioequivalent to NEXIUM ™ in terms of absorption.KYAMC Journal Vol. 4, No.-1, July 2013, Page 326-330


1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2428-2432 ◽  
Author(s):  
G F Vanhove ◽  
H Kastrissios ◽  
J M Gries ◽  
D Verotta ◽  
K Park ◽  
...  

We investigated the pharmacokinetics of zidovudine, zalcitabine, and saquinavir in AIDS Clinical Trial Group protocol 229. Patients received either saquinavir, zalcitabine, or a combination of both, together with zidovudine three times a day. Approximately 100 patients were enrolled in each treatment arm, and intensive pharmacokinetic studies were performed on about 25 patients per arm at weeks 1 and 12. We estimated the pharmacokinetic parameters of all three drugs by using parametric and nonparametric methods. The mean values of the pharmacokinetic parameters of zidovudine (clearance [CL]/bioavailability [F], 168 liters/h; volume of distribution [V]/F, 185 liters; half-life, 0.76 h) and zalcitabine (CL/F, 25 liters/h; V/F, 92.2 liters; half-life, 2.7 h) were similar to those reported previously. For saquinavir, the mean pharmacokinetic parameter estimates using parametric methods were as follows: maximum concentration of drug in serum [Cmax], 70.8 ng/ml; time to Cmax, 3.11 h; area under the curve, 809 ng x h/ml; CL/F, 989 liters/h; V/F, 1,503 liters; half-life, 1.38 h. For all three drugs, clearance decreased with age. Weight did not influence the clearance of zidovudine, but the clearance of zalcitabine and saquinavir increased with weight. There were no differences in pharmacokinetic parameters between study weeks and arms, suggesting that there is no change in kinetics with chronic administration and that there are no significant pharmacokinetic interactions among these three drugs.


1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Sessa ◽  
M Zucchetti ◽  
T Cerny ◽  
O Pagani ◽  
F Cavalli ◽  
...  

PURPOSE To determine the bioavailability (F) and the pharmacokinetic profile of both etoposide and its prodrug, etoposide phosphate, after oral and intravenous administration of etoposide phosphate, and to determine the maximum-tolerable dose (MTD) of oral etoposide phosphate administered daily for 5 consecutive days every 3 weeks. In addition, we sought to develop and validate two limited-sampling models (LSMs) to predict the etoposide area under the curve (AUC) 24 hours after administration of oral and intravenous etoposide phosphate. PATIENTS AND METHODS In the F part of the study, patients were assessed for pharmacokinetic studies after one oral and one intravenous administration of the same dose of etoposide phosphate. Etoposide phosphate and etoposide plasma concentrations were assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). To develop LSMs after oral and intravenous administration, patients were randomized between the training and validation data sets. In the phase I part of the study, which followed the F part, the dose of etoposide phosphate was escalated from 50 mg/m2/d for etoposide equivalents for 5 days to 220 mg/m2/d for 5 days. RESULTS Forty adult patients with solid tumors or lymphoma entered the study and 35 were assessable for toxicity. The MTDs were defined as 175 mg/m2 and 220 mg/m2 in previously treated and untreated patients, respectively. Neutropenia was dose-limiting, with high interpatient variability. Within 15 minutes after intravenous administration, etoposide phosphate was no longer detectable in plasma, and it was never detectable after oral administration. Plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters of etoposide following etoposide phosphate were comparable to those reported for etoposide. The relative F (mean +/- SD) of etoposide after oral etoposide phosphate was 76 +/- 27%, with a range of 37% to 144%. CONCLUSION The clinical and pharmacokinetic results of this study confirm the prodrug hypothesis of etoposide phosphate. Although firm conclusions cannot be drawn, the F of oral etoposide phosphate seems to be comparable to or only slightly better than that of oral etoposide.


1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (04) ◽  
pp. 660-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
G C White ◽  
S Courter ◽  
G L Bray ◽  
M Lee ◽  
E D Gomperts ◽  
...  

SummaryA prospective, open-label multicenter investigation has been conducted to compare pharmacokinetic parameters of recombinant DNA-derived FVIII (rFVIII) and plasma-derived FVIII concentrate (pdFVIII) and to assess safety and efficacy of long-term home-treat- ment with rFVIII for subjects with hemophilia A. Following comparative in vivo pharmacokinetic studies, 69 patients with severe (n = 67) or moderate (n = 2) hemophilia A commenced a program of home treatment using rFVIII exclusively for prophylaxis and treatment of all bleeding episodes for a period of 1.0 to 5.7 years (median 3.7 years). The mean in vivo half-lives of rFVIII and pdFVIII were both 14.7 h. In vivo incremental recoveries at baseline were 2.40%/IU/kg and 2.47%/IU/kg, respectively (p = 0.59). The response to home treatment with rFVIII was categorized as good or excellent in 3,195 (91.2%) of 3,481 evaluated bleeding episodes. Thirteen patients received rFVIII for prophylaxis for twenty-four surgical procedures. In all cases, hemostasis was excellent. Adverse reactions were observed in only 13 of 13,591 (0.096%) infusions of rFVIII; none was serious. No patient developed an inhibitor to r FVIII.


Animals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Dinakaran Venkatachalam ◽  
Paul Chambers ◽  
Kavitha Kongara ◽  
Preet Singh

This study determined the convulsant plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters following cornual nerve block and compared the results to recommend a safe dose of lidocaine hydrochloride for goat kids. The plasma concentrations of lidocaine and monoethylglycinexylidide (MGX) were quantified using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. A total dose of 7 mg/kg body weight (BW) was tolerated and should therefore be safe for local and regional anesthesia in goat kids. The mean plasma concentration and mean total dose that produced convulsions in goat kids were 13.59 ± 2.34 µg/mL and 12.31 ± 1.42 mg/kg BW (mean ± S.D.), respectively. The absorption of lidocaine following subcutaneous administration was rapid with Cmax and Tmax of 2.12 ± 0.81 µg/mL and 0.33 ± 0.11 h, respectively. The elimination half-lives (t½λz) of lidocaine hydrochloride and MGX were 1.71 ± 0.51 h and 3.19 ± 1.21 h, respectively. Injection of 1% lidocaine hydrochloride (0.5 mL/site) was safe and effective in blocking the nerves supplying horn buds in goat kids.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Ebong ◽  
Asadu Sserwanga ◽  
Jane Frances Namuganga ◽  
James Kapisi ◽  
Arthur Mpimbaza ◽  
...  

Abstract Background In Uganda, artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is first-line therapy and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) second-line therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of AL and DP in the management of uncomplicated falciparum malaria and measured the prevalence of molecular markers of resistance in three sentinel sites in Uganda from 2018 to 2019. Methods This was a randomized, open-label, phase IV clinical trial. Children aged 6 months to 10 years with uncomplicated falciparum malaria were randomly assigned to treatment with AL or DP and followed for 28 and 42 days, respectively. Genotyping was used to distinguish recrudescence from new infection, and a Bayesian algorithm was used to assign each treatment failure a posterior probability of recrudescence. For monitoring resistance, Pfk13 and Pfmdr1 genes were Sanger sequenced and plasmepsin-2 copy number was assessed by qPCR. Results There were no early treatment failures. The uncorrected 28-day cumulative efficacy of AL ranged from 41.2 to 71.2% and the PCR-corrected cumulative 28-day efficacy of AL ranged from 87.2 to 94.4%. The uncorrected 28-day cumulative efficacy of DP ranged from 95.8 to 97.9% and the PCR-corrected cumulative 28-day efficacy of DP ranged from 98.9 to 100%. The uncorrected 42-day efficacy of DP ranged from 73.5 to 87.4% and the PCR-corrected 42-day efficacy of DP ranged from 92.1 to 97.5%. There were no reported serious adverse events associated with any of the regimens. No resistance-associated mutations in the Pfk13 gene were found in the successfully sequenced samples. In the AL arm, the NFD haplotype (N86Y, Y184F, D1246Y) was the predominant Pfmdr1 haplotype, present in 78 of 127 (61%) and 76 of 110 (69%) of the day 0 and day of failure samples, respectively. All the day 0 samples in the DP arm had one copy of the plasmepsin-2 gene. Conclusions DP remains highly effective and safe for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Uganda. Recurrent infections with AL were common. In Busia and Arua, the 95% confidence interval for PCR-corrected AL efficacy fell below 90%. Further efficacy monitoring for AL, including pharmacokinetic studies, is recommended. Trial registration The trail was also registered with the ISRCTN registry with study Trial No. PACTR201811640750761


2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. T. Van Matre ◽  
I. Teitelbaum ◽  
T. H. Kiser

ABSTRACT Dalbavancin offers a possible treatment option for infectious peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) due to its coverage of Gram-positive bacteria and pharmacokinetic properties. We aimed to evaluate the clinical pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics of dalbavancin in a prospective, randomized, open-label, crossover PK study of adult patients with end-stage renal disease ESRD who were receiving PD. Sampling occurred prior to a single 30-min infusion of dalbavancin at 1,500 mg and at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 h and 7 and 14 days postadministration. Concentration-time data were analyzed via noncompartmental analysis. Pharmacodynamic parameters against common infectious peritonitis-causing pathogens were evaluated. Ten patients were enrolled. Patients were a median of 55 years old and had a median weight of 78.2 kg, 50% were female, and 70% were Caucasian. The terminal plasma half-life of dalbavancin was 181.4 ± 35.5 h. The day 0 to day 14 dalbavancin mean area under the curve (AUC) was 40,573.2 ± 9,800.3 mg·h/liter. The terminal-phase half-life of dalbavancin within the peritoneal fluid was 4.309 × 108 ± 1.140 × 109 h. The day 0 to day 14 dalbavancin mean peritoneal fluid AUC was 2,125.0 ± 1,794.3 mg·h/liter. The target plasma AUC/MIC was attained with the intravenous dose in all 10 patients for all Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species at the recommended MIC breakpoints. The intraperitoneal arm of the study was stopped early, because the first 3 patients experienced moderate to severe pain and bloating within 1 h following the administration of dalbavancin. Dalbavancin at 1,500 mg administered intravenously can be utilized without dose adjustment in peritoneal dialysis patients and will likely achieve the necessary peritoneal fluid concentrations to treat peritonitis caused by typical Gram-positive pathogens.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-Rong Li ◽  
Xue-Fang Liu ◽  
Su-Xiang Feng ◽  
Sheng-Nan Shu ◽  
Pei-Yang Wang ◽  
...  

(1) Background: Rhubarb anthraquinones—a class of components with neuroprotective function—can be used to alleviate cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. (2) Methods: The three pharmacodynamic indicators are neurological function score, brain water content, and cerebral infarction area; UPLC-MS/MS was used in pharmacokinetic studies to detect plasma concentrations at different time points, and DAS software was used to calculate pharmacokinetic parameters in a noncompartmental model. (3) Results: The results showed that the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of one of the five anthraquinone aglycones could be modified by the other four anthraquinones, and the degree of interaction between different anthraquinones was different. The chrysophanol group showed the greatest reduction in pharmacodynamic indicators comparing with other four groups where the rats were administered one of the five anthraquinones, and there was no significant difference between the nimodipine group. While the Aloe-emodin + Physcion group showed the most obvious anti-ischemic effect among the groups where the subjects were administered two of the five anthraquinones simultaneously. Emodin, rhein, chrysophanol, and physcion all increase plasma exposure levels of aloe-emodin, while aloe-emodin lower their plasma exposure levels. (4) Conclusions: This experiment provides a certain preclinical basis for the study of anthraquinone aglycones against cerebral ischemia and a theoretical basis for the study of the mechanism of interaction between anthraquinones.


Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 2396-2403 ◽  
Author(s):  
CA Jacobs ◽  
DH Lynch ◽  
ER Roux ◽  
R Miller ◽  
B Davis ◽  
...  

Abstract The interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R) is expressed as a 140-Kd membrane glycoprotein that binds IL-4 with high affinity. Recently, cDNA clones for the murine IL-4R have been isolated. One clone encodes an integral membrane protein, while another encodes a protein in which translation is terminated before the transmembrane region, thus producing a soluble form of the IL-4R (sIL-4R). HeLa cell clones overexpressing sIL-4R were isolated using a novel filter-overlay and 125I-IL-4 ligand binding technique. Quantitative analysis demonstrated that the kinetics and affinity of IL-4 binding to the recombinant sIL-4R were similar to the native membrane-bound IL-4R. As low doses of sIL-4R specifically inhibited IL-4-induced proliferative responses in vitro, sIL-4R biodistribution and elimination parameters were evaluated to assess the pharmacokinetic potential of sIL-4R as a therapeutic agent. Pharmacokinetic studies demonstrated that radiolabeled sIL-4R had a distribution half-life of 9 minutes and an elimination half-life of 2.3 hours following intravenous (IV) administration. When administered by intraperitoneal or subcutaneous (SC) injection, the elimination half- lives were prolonged to 4.2 hours and 6.2 hours, respectively. Although the initial blood level of sIL-4R was reduced if administered by SC injection, the bioavailability was comparable with IV administration. The main sites of sIL-4R elimination were the liver and kidney.


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