title: Disposition kinetics and dosage regimen of sulphamethazine in sheep (Ovis aries).
abstract: Disposition kinetics and dosage regimen of sulphamethazine were investigated in sheep following single intravenous administration (100 mg/kg). The distribution and elimination half-lives were 0.15 +/- 0.04 and 4.5 +/- 0.3 h, respectively. The volume of distribution and total body clearance were calculated to be 0.6 +/- 0.1 l/kg and 90 +/- 13 ml/kg/h, respectively. Sulphamethazine bound with plasma protein to the extent of 76.6 +/- 5.6%. The calculated values of beta i and K beta were found to be 11.8 x 10(-6) mol/g and 1.93 x 10(-4) mol, respectively. A satisfactory intravenous dosage regimen of sulphamethazine in sheep would be 93 mg/kg followed by 79 mg/kg at 12 h.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rampal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011485:Protein Binding; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism*; D013418:Sulfamethazine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D013418:Sulfamethazine