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Pharmacokinetics of ketamine HC1 and metabolite I in the cat: a comparison of i.v., i.m., and rectal administration
Author(s) -
HANNA R. M.,
BORCHARD R. E.,
SCHMIDT S. L.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-2885
pISSN - 0140-7783
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2885.1988.tb00125.x
Subject(s) - ketamine , pharmacokinetics , rectal administration , rectal temperature , metabolite , pharmacology , active metabolite , absorption (acoustics) , oral administration , drug administration , chemistry , anesthesia , medicine , physics , acoustics
Hanna, R.M., Borchard, R.E. & Schmidt, S.L. Pharmacokinetics of ketamine HC1 and metabolite I in the cat: a comparison of i.v., i.m., and rectal administration. J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. 11, 84–93. Ketamine HC1 [2‐(o‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐(methylamino) cyclohexanone HC1] concentrations in whole blood were used to study the pharmacokinetics of i.v., i.m., and rectal administrations, at a dose of 25 mg/kg, in normal domestic cats. Absorption was rapid with both the i.m. and rectal routes. Systemic availability was 51% (SEM 10) for the i.m. dose and 43.5% (SEM 6.1) for the rectal dose. The first‐pass effect had a minimal influence on the metabolism of ketamine HC1 administered rectally. The elimination rate constant (β) of the drug was statistically similar in the i.v., i.m., and rectal groups, at a 95% level of significance ( P < 0.05). At the dosage rates studied, ketamine HC1 produced an anesthetic effect in the cat following i.v., i.m. and rectal administration.