Plasma pharmacokinetics and urine concentrations of meropenem in ewes |
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| Authors: | Abo El Sooud K |
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| Institution: | Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | The pharmacokinetics of meropenem was studied in five ewes after single i.v. and i.m. dose of 20 mg/kg bw. Meropenem concentrations in plasma and urine were determined using microbiological assay method. A two-compartment open model was best described the decrease of meropenem concentration in plasma after an i.v. injection. The drug was rapidly eliminated with a half-life of elimination ( t 1/2 β ) of 0.39 ± 0.30 h. Meropenem showed a small steady-state volume of distribution V d(ss)] 0.055 ± 0.09 L/kg. Following i.m. injection, meropenem was rapidly absorbed with a t 1/2ab of 0.25 ± 0.04 h. The peak plasma concentration ( C max) was 48.79 ± 8.83 μ g/mL was attained after 0.57 ± 0.13 h ( t max). The elimination half-life ( t 1/2el) of meropenem was 0.71 ± 0.12 h and the mean residence time ( MRT ) was 1.38 ± 0.26 h. The systemic bioavailability (F) after i.m. injection was 112.67 ± 10.13%. In vitro protein-binding percentage of meropenem in ewe's plasma was 42.80%. The mean urinary recoveries of meropenem over 24 h were 83% and 91% of the administered dose after i.v. and i.m. injections respectively. Thus, meropenem is likely to be efficacious in the eradication of many urinary tract pathogens in sheep. |
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