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Pharmacokinetics of ofloxacin in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis  

Park, Seung-Kyu (Department of Chest Surgery, National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital)
Yoon, Young-Ran (Department of Pharmacology. Inje university College of Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology Center, Pusan Paik Hospital)
Lee, Woo-Chul (Department of Chest Surgery, National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital)
Jun, Hyung-Min (Department of Pharmacology. Inje university College of Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology Center, Pusan Paik Hospital)
Shon, Ji-Hong (Department of Pharmacology. Inje university College of Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology Center, Pusan Paik Hospital)
Kim, Kyoung-Ah (Department of Pharmacology. Inje university College of Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology Center, Pusan Paik Hospital)
Park, Ji-Young (Department of Pharmacology. Inje university College of Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology Center, Pusan Paik Hospital)
Shin, Jae-Gook (Department of Pharmacology. Inje university College of Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology Center, Pusan Paik Hospital)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.52, no.2, 2002 , pp. 128-136 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: There are few studies that have reported on the pharmacokinetic(PK) disposition of fluoroquinolones in patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis(MDR-Tb), even though fluoroquinolones are frequently co-prescribed to those patients. In this study, the PK disposition of ofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, was evaluated in patients with MD R -Tb. Methods: Twenty patients with MDR-Tb were given 2nd line Tb drugs including ofloxacin (300mg twice a day), prothionamide, cycloserine, para-aminosalicylic acid, kanamycin, and streptomycin. The patients were grouped according to their body mass index(BMI) as an index of emaciation (group A : 18.5$\leq$BMI <23, group B : BMI < 18.5). Blood samples were serially drawn and urine samples were collected upto 24 hours after the last dose of those drugs at steady state (over 1 month). The ofloxacin concentrations were determined using HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography). Results: The AUC of ofloxacin in group B was greater than that in group A ($31.4{\pm}8.9{\mu}g/ml{\cdot}h$ vs. $24.1{\pm}6.2{\mu}g/ml{\cdot}h$)(Check the symbols), (p<0.05). The total clearance(Cl/F) of ofloxacin was $0.16{\pm}0.03$ L/h/kg in group A, and $0.14{\pm}0.03$ L/h/kg in group B. The half-lives of ofloxacin in two groups were similar (group A : $5.3{\pm}0.8$ hours, group B : $5.7{\pm}0.9$ hours). In addition, the other PK parameters in two groups were also similar. Conclusions: The pharmacokinetics of ofloxacin in patients with MDR-Tb appears to be comparable with those of normal subjects, and the extent of emaciation appears to have an influence on the pharmacokinetics of ofloxaicn in chronic debilitated MDR-Tb patients.
Keywords
MDR-Tb; Ofloxacin; Pharmacokinetics; BMI;
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