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Table 1 Pharmacokinetic parameters (mean ± SD, n = 9) of gamithromycin in New Zealand rabbits after single intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) administrations at 6 mg/kg

From: Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic evaluation of gamithromycin against rabbit pasteurellosis

PK parameters

Unit

IV

SC

λz

1/h

0.03 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

T1/2λz

h

24.5 ± 6.23

31.5 ± 5.74

Cmax

mg/L

NA

1.64 ± 0.86

Tmax

h

NA

0.37 ± 0.26

AUC0 − 24 h

mg·h/L

3.94 ± 0.56

3.25 ± 0.37

AUC0 − t

mg·h/L

5.26 ± 1.05

4.37 ± 0.67

AUC0−∞

mg·h/L

5.66 ± 0.98

4.91 ± 0.60

MRTlast

h

22.3 ± 6.18

27.2 ± 7.35

Vz

L/kg

38.8 ± 12.8

57.0 ± 13.2

Cl

L/kg/h

1.07 ± 0.15

NA

Cl/F

L/kg/h

NA

1.24 ± 0.15

F

%

NA

86.7 ± 10.7

  1. λz, terminal elimination rate; T1/2λz, terminal half-life; Cmax, peak concentration; AUC, area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 h (AUC0 − 24 h), from 0 to the last sampling point (AUC0 − t), or from 0 to ∞ (AUC0−∞); MRTlast, mean residence time; Vz, volume of distribution; Cl, body clearance; Cl/F, clearance scaled by bioavailability; F, bioavailability; NA, not applicable