ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
cefixime
;
oral cephalosporin
;
absorption
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Twenty healthy adult volunteers received single 400 mg oral doses of cefixime in an open, randomized, crossover study, administered twice in the fasted state and twice with a standard breakfast. The study design allowed both an evaluation of a potential food effect and also an analysis of both intrasubject and intersubject variability in the fasted and fed state. There was a small but significantly longer (∼1 h) time to peak concentration when the drug was given with food. Peak serum concentrations, area under the curve, and 24 h urinary recovery values were unchanged in the fed and fasted states. The terminal elimination half-life of the drug given after a meal (3.6 h) was slightly longer than that observed after dosing in the fasting condition (3.5 h). The intrasubject and intersubject variabilities were less than 12% and 33% respectively, for both area under the curve and 24 h urinary recovery, and were virtually the same for the fasted and fed occasions. Therefore, the drug may be administered with or without food.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01046715
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