Determination of oral tramadol pharmacokinetics in horses |
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| Authors: | S Cox N Villarino |
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| Institution: | a Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
b Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States |
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| Abstract: | The determination of the pharmacokinetic parameters of tramadol in plasma and a better characterization of its metabolites after oral administration to horses is necessary to design dosage regimens to achieve target plasma concentrations that are associated with analgesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetics and elimination pattern in urine of tramadol and its metabolites after oral administration to horses. Tramadol was administered orally to six horses and its half-life, Tmax and Cmax in plasma were 10.1, 0.59 h, and 132.7 ng/mL, respectively. The half-life, Tmax and Cmax for M1 in plasma were 4.0, 0.59 h, and 28.0 ng/mL, respectively. Tramadol and its metabolites were detectable in urine between 1 and 24 h after the administration. In conclusion, the PK data reported in this study provides information for the design of future studies of tramadol in horses. |
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| Keywords: | Tramadol Horse Pharmacokinetics Metabolites Analgesic |
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