ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
Cephacetrile
;
pharmacokinetics
;
renal Impairment
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The pharmacokinetics of cephacetrile, administered as a single i. v. injection of 15 mg/kg, have been determined in 8 patients with normal renal function and in 12 patients with a varying degree of renal impairment. A two-compartment model was used to describe the biphasic decline in serum concentrations and to calculate the amount of antibiotic in the central and peripheral compartments. In patients with normal renal function the following values were obtained for various pharmacokinetic parameters: α=3.971 h−1; β=0.343 h−1; K12=1.745 h−1; K21=0.763 h−1; Kel=1.793 h−1; Vc=8.181; Vp=18.401 and Vdss=26.581. Cephacetrile had some of the highest apparent distribution volumes of all the cephalosporins. Impaired renal function significantly affected α, β, K12, and Kel. A linear relationship between Kel of cephacetrile and creatinine clearance was demonstrated. The elimination of cephacetrile in anuric patients was about ten times slower than in patients with normal renal function.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00566324
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