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Pharmacokinetics of amikacin in pony foals after a single intramuscular injection.
Abstract: Six healthy pony foals, from 2 to 11 days of age, were given a single IM injection of amikacin sulfate (250 mg/ml) at a dosage rate of 7 mg/kg of body weight. Serum amikacin concentrations were measured serially over a 24-hour period. The mean peak serum concentration was 14.7 micrograms/ml at 0.5 hour. The elimination rate constant for amikacin was 0.24/hour, the elimination half-life was 3.0 hours, and the apparent volume of distribution was 0.58 L/kg.
Publication Date: 1986-02-01 PubMed ID: 3954234 The Equine Research Bank provides access to a large database of publicly available scientific literature. Inclusion in the Research Bank does not imply endorsement of study methods or findings by Mad Barn.
- Journal Article
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- Non-U.S. Gov't
- Research Support
- U.S. Gov't
- Non-P.H.S.
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The research article discusses a study on the pharmacokinetics of the antibiotic amikacin in pony foals, focusing on how the drug behaves in the body after a single intramuscular injection.
Research Overview
The research included six healthy pony foals aged between 2 and 11 days. These foals were administered a single intramuscular injection of amikacin sulfate, an antibiotic often used in treating a variety of bacterial infections. The purpose of this study was to track the following:
- How the concentration of the drug changes over time in the blood serum,
- The elimination of the drug from the body,
- The half-life of the drug, and
- The volume of distribution within the body.
Research Findings
Post treatment, the researchers performed serial measurements of amikacin concentrations in the foals’ blood serum over a timeframe of 24 hours. The findings from each specific area of focus were:
- Mean Peak Serum Concentration: The highest average concentration of amikacin in the blood serum was found to be 14.7 micrograms per milliliter, reached 0.5 hours after the injection.
- Elimination Rate Constant: The rate at which amikacin was removed from the body was found to have a rate constant of 0.24 per hour, implying that the drug is eliminated from the system relatively rapidly.
- Elimination Half-Life: The amount of time needed for the concentration of amikacin to decrease by half in the body was found to be an average of 3.0 hours.
- Apparent Volume of Distribution: The estimated volume that the drug would need to fill to provide the same concentration in the blood serum as in the overall body was observed to be 0.58 liters per kilogram of body weight. This shows how extensively the drug has spread out of the bloodstream and into the tissues of the body after distribution.
These findings are essential for understanding how amikacin behaves in the body and can guide dosage and administration strategies, particularly for young animals.
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APA
Brown MP, Gronwall RR, Martinez DS, Beal C.
(1986).
Pharmacokinetics of amikacin in pony foals after a single intramuscular injection.
Am J Vet Res, 47(2), 453-454.
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MeSH Terms
- Amikacin / administration & dosage
- Amikacin / blood
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Half-Life
- Horses / blood
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Kanamycin / analogs & derivatives
- Kinetics
- Metabolic Clearance Rate
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