Pharmacokinetics of ganciclovir in a patient undergoing chronic haemodialysis.
The pharmacokinetics of ganciclovir was evaluated in a 73-year old anuric, haemodialyzed patient given 1.25 mg.kg-1 at the end of each haemodialysis session, three times per week. A biexponential decrease in plasma ganciclovir was observed, with a peak concentration of 3.7 mg.l-1 followed by a steady state value of 2.6 mg.l-1 for almost 40 h. The total plasma clearance was 0.05 ml.min-1.kg-1, the volume of distribution at steady state was 0.6 l.kg-1, the elimination half life was 132 h, the area under curve was 372 micrograms.h.ml-1, the mean residence time was 190 h, and the percentage of ganciclovir cleared from plasma after a 5 h haemodialysis session was 52.1%. The simulated pharmacokinetics over one month, following the same scheme of administration, did not suggest marked accumulation of ganciclovir. These results were obtained after a reduction of 58% in the recommended dose in patients with impaired renal function.
Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France.
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Combarnous
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Fouque
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Bernard
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Boulieu
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Chossegros
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Laville
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Zech
D000368:Aged; D001002:Anuria / Q000378:metabolism; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors
D015774:Ganciclovir