title: Single and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of tepoxalin and its active metabolite after oral administration to rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
abstract: The anti-inflammatory agent, tepoxalin, was administered to eight healthy 6-month-old female New Zealand white rabbits once daily at an oral dose of 10 mg/kg. Blood samples were obtained immediately before and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 h postadministration on days 1 and 10. Tepoxalin and its active metabolite, RWJ 20142, concentrations were determined in plasma by use of high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. C(max) of the parent compound was reached between 3 and 8 h of drug administration, with a harmonic mean t(1/2) of 3.6 h. Peak tepoxalin plasma concentrations were 207 +/- 49 ng/mL. After oral administration, the metabolite RWJ 20142 achieved C(max) in plasma 2-8 h after administration, with a t(1/2) of 1.9-4.8 h (harmonic mean 2.8 h). Peak plasma concentrations of RWJ 20142 on day 1 were 2551 +/- 1034 ng/mL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. christal7@mac.com
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000662:veterinary; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D011720:Pyrazoles; C073135:tepoxalin