title: Relative bioavailability of fosfomycin and of trometamol after administration of single dose by oral route of fosfomycin trometamol in fasting conditions and after a meal.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin and trometamol after single oral dose of fosfomycin trometamol (Z 1282) was studied in healthy volunteers in fasting conditions and immediately after standard meal. The dose was of 1.876 g (equivalent to 1.0 g of fosfomycin). The parameters considered were: serum apparent elimination half-life (t1/2), maximum serum concentration (Cmax), time to Cmax (tmax), area under the curve of the serum concentrations from time 0 (zero) to infinity (AUC0-infinity) and urinary recovery in the first 48 h. The results confirm that fosfomycin trometamol allows high bioavailability of fosfomycin. The absorption and elimination rates of fosfomycin and trometamol in the serum were similar. A statistically significant difference was found between the Cmax values of fosfomycin in the 2 experimental conditions. Means +/- SE of Cmax (micrograms/ml) were 12.1 +/- 0.6 in fasting conditions and 7.8 +/- 1.6 after a meal. Urinary recovery of the antibiotic was high in both experimental conditions. The fraction of the dose recovered (the dose being taken as equal to 1) was on the average 0.58 in the first condition and 0.52 in the second. Urinary recoveries of trometamol in the 2 different conditions were similar.
authors: Ospedale M.O.A. Locatelli, Piario-Bergamo, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Borgia
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Longo
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Lodola
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001682:Biological Availability; D005502:Food; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014325:Tromethamine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D014325:Tromethamine; D005578:Fosfomycin