Pharmacokinetics of amoxicillin in obese and nonobese subjects

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AIMS: To compare the pharmacokinetics of amoxicillin (AMX) in obese and nonobese subjects, given as single dose 875-mg tablets.

METHODS: A prospective, single-centre, open-label, clinical study was carried out involving 10 nonobese and 20 obese subjects given a dose of an AMX 875-mg tablet. Serial blood samples were collected between 0 and 8 hours after administration of AMX and plasma levels were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The pharmacokinetic parameters (PK) were calculated by noncompartmental analysis and means of the 2 groups were compared using Student t-test. Analysis of correlation between covariates and PK was performed using Pearson's correlation coefficient.

RESULTS: Ten nonobese subjects (mean age 30.6 ± 7.12 y; body mass index 21.56 ± 1.95 kg/m2 ) and 20 obese subjects (mean age 34.47 ± 7.03 y; body mass index 33.17 ± 2.38 kg/m2 ) participated in the study. Both maximum concentration (Cmax ; 12.12 ± 4.06 vs. 9.66 ± 2.93 mg/L) and area under the curve (AUC)0-inf (34.18 ± 12.94 mg.h/L vs. 26.88 ± 9.24 mg.h/L) were slightly higher in nonobese than in obese subjects, respectively, but differences were not significant. The volume of distribution (V/F) parameter was statistically significantly higher in obese compared to nonobese patients (44.20 ± 17.85 L vs. 27.57 ± 12.96 L). Statistically significant correlations were observed for several weight metrics vs. AUC, Cmax , V/F and clearance, and for creatinine clearance vs. AUC, Cmax and clearance.

CONCLUSION: In obese subjects, the main altered PK was V/F as a consequence of greater body weight. This may result in antibiotic treatment failure if standard therapeutic regimens are administered.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

Enthalten in:

British journal of clinical pharmacology - 87(2021), 8 vom: 30. Aug., Seite 3227-3233

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Soares, Ana Luiza P P D P [VerfasserIn]
Montanha, Maiara C [VerfasserIn]
Alcantara, Conrado D S [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Sandra R B [VerfasserIn]
Kuroda, Cristina M [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Sérgio S [VerfasserIn]
Nicacio, Antônio E [VerfasserIn]
Maldaner, Liane [VerfasserIn]
Visentainer, Jesui V [VerfasserIn]
Simões, Caroline F [VerfasserIn]
Locatelli, João Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Wendell A [VerfasserIn]
Mazucheli, Josmar [VerfasserIn]
Diniz, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Paixão, Paulo J P A [VerfasserIn]
Kimura, Elza [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

804826J2HU
Amoxicillin
Journal Article
Obesity
Pharmacokinetics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 27.10.2021

Date Revised 27.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bcp.14739

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320371212