Pharmacokinetics of oxytetracycline after intramuscular administration with lidocaine in sheep, comparison with a conventional formulation |
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| Authors: | L Moreno JM Serrano ME Guimera CM Carceles |
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| Institution: | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, Edificio C-1, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, Spain;Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30071 Murcia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The pharmacokinetic behaviour of oxytetracycline (OTC) was studied in 11 sheep after intravenous and intramuscular administration at a single dosage of 20 mg kg−1 bodyweight. A conventional formulation was injected by the intravenous route and two different preparations were administered by the intramuscular route: a conventional formulation (T-100) and an aqueous solution of OTC with lidocaine (1 per cent) (OTC-Q. The objective was to determine whether there are differences between both formulations in the disposition kinetics of OTC after intramuscular administration to sheep. After intravenous administration of the conventional formulation, plasma oxytetracycline concentrations were best fitted to an open two-compartment model. Mean apparent volume of distribution was 0·77±0·02 litre kg−1 and the harmonic mean half-life was three hours. The OTC transfer process between central and peripheral compartments was fast and that did not influence the elimination process. After intramuscular administrations of both formulations, half-lives were longer than after intravenous administration (mean values of 14·1 and 58·2 hours for T-100 and OTC-L respectively). In both cases, a biphasic absorption, a ‘flip-flop’ model and a complete bioavailability were found. OTC-L provided therapeutic plasma concentrations over 0·5 μg ml−1 (the minimum inhibitory concentration for most susceptible pathogens) for a longer period of time than T-100 (72 hours compared with 36 or 48 hours). |
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