title: Effect of plasma exchange on flumequine pharmacokinetics: comparison with control kinetics.
abstract: The effect of plasma exchange (PE) on the pharmacokinetics of flumequine (Apurone) was studied in eight patients receiving a single oral dose of 800 mg. The maximum concentration (38 micrograms/ml) and time to maximum concentration (2.6 h) values were not significantly altered by PE beginning 3 h after administration of flumequine. There was no change in the terminal elimination half-lives (6.6 h), in the steady-state volume of distribution (29 L), or in the apparent plasma clearance (2.5 L/h). By contrast, PE decreased the mean residence time by 30% (14.3 +/- 4.1 h without PE; 9.88 +/- 1.36 h with PE; p less than 0.05). The amount of flumequine extracted by PE (72 mg) was proportional to the plasma concentration at the beginning of the exchange. The elimination half-life during PE (3.15 +/- 1.23 h) decreased by 40%. Renal clearance (0.3 L/h) was not affected. PE only partially modifies the pharmacokinetics of flumequine administered in a single oral dose before PE.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, CHRU, Nancy.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Royer-Morrot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gérard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhiri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schooneman
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dureux
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Royer
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011807:Quinolizines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011807:Quinolizines; C040690:7-hydroxyflumequine; C012976:flumequine