Comparative bioavailability study of cefixime administered as tablets or aqueous solution.
Drugs
; 42 Suppl 4: 6-9, 1991.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1725153
ABSTRACT
The relative bioavailability of cefixime was studied in 24 healthy male volunteers, with each subject receiving a single 400mg dose of cefixime administered as an aqueous solution, a 400mg tablet and two 200mg tablets, in a randomised crossover sequence. Serum and urine samples were analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography. Peak cefixime levels were achieved 3 hours after administration of the solution vs 4 hours for the 2 tablet formulations; however, the extent of absorption was only slightly improved with the solution (by 14 and 7% compared with the 1 x 400 and 2 x 200mg tablets, respectively). The 400mg and 2 x 200mg tablets were found to be bioequivalent. The pharmacokinetic profile of the 400mg cefixime tablet (mean maximum plasma concentrations of 4.4 mg/L at 4 hours, area under the concentration-time curve of 34.4 mg/L.h, and apparent terminal elimination half-life of 3.7 hours) supports the clinical evaluation of a 400mg once-daily dosage regimen for cefixime.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cefotaxime
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Drugs
Year:
1991
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France