RESUMO
The effect of carfecillin on blood circulation, respiration, hepatic and renal functions, peripheral blood picture, growth and development of young animals was studied in acute and chronic experiments. The allergizating properties of the drug were also investigated. Carfecillin is low toxic. LD50 for albino mice on intravenous and oral administration of the drug is 782.5 and 3924 mg/kg respectively. When used repeatedly for treatment of rats in oral doses of 180 and 275 mg/kg corresponding to the daily doses for humans calculated for the body surface, carfecillin had no adverse effect on hepatic or renal function, cell composition of the blood, augmentation of the weight and relative weight of the organs of the growing animals. No detectable effect of carfecillin on arterial pressure, respiration, rhythm and amplitude of the systole was observed in acute experiments with anesthetized cats treated with the antibiotic intravenously in doses of 320 mg/kg. Histological examination of the internal organs of the rats treated with oral carfecillin during 2 months showed that the drug had an irritating effect on the gastrointestinal mucosa only in a dose of 540 mg/kg, which is 2 times higher than the equivalent daily dose for humans. Carfecillin possesses the allergizating properties and induces development of cross allergy to benzylpenicillin. The above properties were less pronounced in carfecillin than in benzylpenicillin.
