title: Clinical pharmacokinetics and tissue penetration of teicoplanin.
abstract: The pharmacokinetic properties were investigated of teicoplanin, including its penetration into suction blister fluid (SBF), after a single intravenous bolus administration of 600 mg in seven pneumological patients with normal renal and hepatic function. Blood and SBF samples were collected during the 60-hour period drug administration. Teicoplanin was assayed microbiologically and the mean serum concentration at the end of the i.v. injection was 98.7 +/- 16 mg/l falling to 2.3 +/- 0.4 mg/l at 60 h. The antibiotic was rapidly distributed into a fast equilibrating peripheral compartment and, at a lower rate, into a slowly equilibrating peripheral compartment, while the mean elimination half-life (t1/2 beta) was 34.1 +/- 6.8 h. Penetration into the SBF, though slow, was good, reaching a mean peak level of 8.7 +/- 1.7 mg/l at a mean time of 2.1 h, with a penetration index (obtained by percentage ratio of the area under curve in the SBF to that of serum) of 42.9%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mazzei
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Reali
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Periti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001768:Blister / Q000378:metabolism; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017334:Teicoplanin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin