title: [Serum concentration and kinetics after i.v.-infusion of 3 g lincomycin (author's transl)].
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of lincomycin (Albiotic) were studied in ten healthy male and female volunteers after administration of 1 X 3 g and 2 X 3 g lincomycin i.v., respectively, infused over 60 min. After discontinuing the infusion a mean serum value of lincomycin of 97.5 microgram/ml was measurable. 5 h later the mean serum values were 13.5 microgram/ml and 24 h later 1.6 microgram/ml. After 24 h 72.5% of the drug had been eliminated in the urine of 4 volunteers. The mean serum half-life was 286.3 min with the one-compartment model. The volume of distribution was 78.7 l with the one-compartment model and 25.9 l with the two-compartment model. The area under the curve has the value of 14 805.39 microgram . min . ml-1 and 44 418.9 microgram . min. ml-1 with the one- and two-compartment model, respectively. The mean values for the total renal clearance with the two models were 204.8 and 75.5 ml/min. The importance of high-dose therapy with lincomycin is discussed with respect to the tissue penetration of the substance and possible bactericidal effects, whereas lincomycin in general only acts bacteriostatic.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D008034:Lincomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D008034:Lincomycin
vernacular_title: Serumkonzentrationen und Kinetik nach Kurzinfusion von Lincomycin.