TY - JOUR
T1 - The novel therapeutic implications of azlocillin's dose-dependent pharmacokinetics
T2 - Contributing physiologic mechanisms and a prospective, cross-over designed trial
AU - Whelton, A.
AU - Stout, R. L.
AU - Spilman, P. S.
AU - Delgado, F. A.
AU - Watson, A. J.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Azlocillin is an important acylureido penicillin antibiotic for the management of complex gram-negative infections particularly those caused by Pseudomonas species. The current studies demonstrate that it manifests dose-dependent pharmacokinetics during the usual regimens of clinical dosing, that enterohepatic recirculation does not occur and that renal tubular secretion (maximum renal tubular secretory capacity 300 ± 30 μg/min) and hepatic metabolism appear to be the dominant contributors to the dose-dependent nature of azlocillin. The possible therapeutic implications of azlocillin's dose dependency were evaluated by undertaking a six-day randomized, prospective, cross-over design study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic disposition of the drug during a 3-g q4h (typically used in adults) regimen versus a 5-g q8h regimen. By using the area under the serum-time concentration curve (AUC) as the major comparative parameter for these two regimens, the results demonstrate that both regimens provide approximately equal quantitative amounts of the drug systemically as a result of azlocillin's dose dependency. The AUC values, although not therapeutic end points, nonetheless correlate well with clinical response to antibiotic therapy. The 5-g q8h regimen was well tolerated. It is less disruptive for patients, requires half the number of intravenous administrations, 17% less drug, and is more cost effective than the 3-g q4h regimen.
AB - Azlocillin is an important acylureido penicillin antibiotic for the management of complex gram-negative infections particularly those caused by Pseudomonas species. The current studies demonstrate that it manifests dose-dependent pharmacokinetics during the usual regimens of clinical dosing, that enterohepatic recirculation does not occur and that renal tubular secretion (maximum renal tubular secretory capacity 300 ± 30 μg/min) and hepatic metabolism appear to be the dominant contributors to the dose-dependent nature of azlocillin. The possible therapeutic implications of azlocillin's dose dependency were evaluated by undertaking a six-day randomized, prospective, cross-over design study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic disposition of the drug during a 3-g q4h (typically used in adults) regimen versus a 5-g q8h regimen. By using the area under the serum-time concentration curve (AUC) as the major comparative parameter for these two regimens, the results demonstrate that both regimens provide approximately equal quantitative amounts of the drug systemically as a result of azlocillin's dose dependency. The AUC values, although not therapeutic end points, nonetheless correlate well with clinical response to antibiotic therapy. The 5-g q8h regimen was well tolerated. It is less disruptive for patients, requires half the number of intravenous administrations, 17% less drug, and is more cost effective than the 3-g q4h regimen.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3655000
AN - SCOPUS:0023200162
SN - 0091-2700
VL - 27
SP - 491
EP - 498
JO - Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
IS - 7
ER -