title: Single-dose pharmacokinetics of cefpirome in patients receiving hemodialysis and in patients treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Cefpirome is eliminated primarily by renal excretion, compelling dosage reduction in kidney failure. We studied the elimination kinetics after intravenous administration of 1 gm cefpirome in patients undergoing hemodialysis (n = 9) and after intravenous (n = 6) or intraperitoneal administration (n = 6) of 1 gm cefpirome in subjects treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Four hours of hemodialysis removed 48% +/- 9% of the drug present in the body at the start of hemodialysis. Consequently, a supplementary dose equal to 50% of the daily dose recommended in end stage renal disease (ESRD) should be administered after each hemodialysis treatment. In patients receiving CAPD, therapeutic levels in both serum and dialysate were reached after intravenous and intraperitoneal administration. The bioavailability after intraperitoneal administration was 84%. After systemic administration, the elimination of cefpirome in the dialysate was negligible. Consequently, systemic dosage of cefpirome in patients receiving CAPD and in patients with ESRD should be identical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, University of Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Veys
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lameire
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malerczyk
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lehr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rosenkranz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ringoir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001682:Biological Availability; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D000097572:Cefpirome
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D000097572:Cefpirome