title: Pharmacokinetics of phenytoin (diphenylhydantoin) in horses.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of the anti-convulsant phenytoin were investigated in clinically healthy horses after oral (p.o.) and intravenous (i.v.) administration. A single dose of phenytoin (8.8 mg/kg body weight) was given i.v. as a bolus to nine horses and one horse received 13.2 mg/kg. A two-compartment open model was used to describe the disposition of phenytoin. Four of the horses that received an i.v. dose (three at 8.8 mg/kg and one at 13.2 mg/kg) were then given the same dose 3 days later by the oral route. Phenytoin achieved a peak concentration in serum within 1-4 h after p.o. administration and was poorly absorbed with a bioavailability of 34.5 +/- 8.6%. Oral dosage regimens were calculated on the basis of a dosing interval of 8 h to provide average serum steady-state concentrations of 5 and 10 micrograms/ml for phenytoin.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001682:Biological Availability; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010672:Phenytoin