Pharmacokinetics of cisapride in normal healthy cats and recommended oral dosing regimen /

-+ 3.16 hr) . All cats tolerated all doses with no apparent

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LeGrange, Suzanne Nauman
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:-+ 3.16 hr) . All cats tolerated all doses with no apparent
(MRT) was 6.36 + 4.21 hr; and volume of distribution (Vdss)
16.59 ng/ml, MRT was 8.32 + 4.47 hr, and F was 29.0 + 22.6%.
24 hour fast. Blood samples were collected intermittently
administration of a single dose and the bioavailability (F)
adverse effects. Based on these data an oral dose of 1 mg/kg
at steady state that lies within the published therapeutic
cisapride concentration, Co, was 421.30 + 155.37 ng/ml;
cisapride in cats following oral (PO) and intravenous (IV)
clearance was 0.015 + 0.0067 ml/min*kg; mean residence time
curves were subjected to standard pharmacokinetic analysis.
Disposition parameters were compared between PO and IV
Elimination half-life was similar for both the oral and
for 36 hours following administration. Cats were studied in
given every 8 hours should maintain an average concentration
groups. Following IV administration, extrapolated peak
intravenous dose. Cisapride was detected with an HPLC assay
intravenous routes (T1/2(lv) = 5.19 + 3.77 hr, Tk(po) = 5.27
of the drug when administered as an oral capsule. 7 cats each
pairs using a random crossover design in which a cat
range for people.
receiving an oral dose was paired with one receiving an
The purpose of this study was to determine the disposition of
validated for cat plasma. Drug concentration versus time
was 4.50 + 1.36 ml/kg. Cmax for the oral capsule was 73.32 +
were treated with either 1 mg/kg (IV) or 2 mg/kg (PO) after a
Item Description:"Major subject: Veterinary Medicine and Surgery".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 39 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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