ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
enprofylline
;
children
;
intravenous dose
;
pharmacokinetics
;
asthma
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The pharmacokinetics of intravenous enprofylline has been studied in 8 children with asthma. The mean plasma half-life of enprofylline (1.0 h) was considerably shorter than that previously reported in adults. The half-life determined from log urine excretion rate data was identical to the plasma half-life, so urine excretion could be used as a noninvasive method to study the elimination rate. As in adults, urinary recovery of unchanged drug averaged 89%, and the volume of distribution, Vz, averaged 0.58 l/kg. Clearance was higher in children than in adults when calculated per kg body weight, but not when calculated per m2 body surface area. The dosage of enprofylline in children would be more accurate if calculated in proportion to surface area rather than to body weight. Data agree with published information on creatinine clearance, which, adjusted for body surface area, stays constant from the age of 3 years until early adult life.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00637683
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