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Body fluid and endometrial concentrations of ketoconazole in mares after intravenous injection or repeated gavage
Author(s) -
PRADES MARTA,
BROWN M. P.,
GRONWALL R.,
HOUSTON ANN ELIZABETH
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1989.tb02148.x
Subject(s) - ketoconazole , urine , pharmacokinetics , bioavailability , horse , oral administration , medicine , chemistry , endocrinology , pharmacology , biology , antifungal , paleontology , dermatology
Summary After single oral administration of ketoconazole (30 mg/kg bodyweight [bwt]) in 50 ml of corn syrup to a healthy mare, the drug was not detected in serum. Ketoconazole in 0.2 N HC1 was administered intragastrically to six healthy adult horses in five consecutive doses of 30 mg/kg bwt at 12 h intervals. Ketoconazole concentrations were measured in serum, synovial fluid, peritoneal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine and endometrium. Mean peak serum ketoconazole concentration was 3.76 μg/ml at 1.5 to 2 h after intragastric administration. Mean peak synovial concentration was 0.87 μg/ml 3 h after the fifth dose. Similarly, mean peritoneal concentration peaked 3 h after the fifth dose at 1.62 μg/ml. Mean endometrial concentrations peaked at 2.73 μg/ml 2 h after the fifth dose. Ketoconazole was detected in the CSF of only one of the six mares at a concentration of 0.28 μg/ml 3 h after the fifth dose. The highest measured concentration of ketoconazole in urine was 6.15 μg/ml 2 h after the fifth dose. A single intravenous injection of ketoconazole (10 mg/kg bwt) was given to one of the six mares; the overall elimination rate constant was estimated at 0.22/h and bioavailability after oral administration was 23 per cent.