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Pharmacokinetics, urinary excretion and plasma protein binding of ofloxacin in water buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis)

Ajay K. Ola, Harpal S. Sandhu, Vinod K. Dumka, Bibhuti Ranjan
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 84, No 1 | a130 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v84i1.130 | © 2013 Ajay K. Ola, Harpal S. Sandhu, Vinod K. Dumka, Bibhuti Ranjan | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 14 May 2012 | Published: 18 April 2013

About the author(s)

Ajay K. Ola, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
Harpal S. Sandhu, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
Vinod K. Dumka, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
Bibhuti Ranjan, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India

Abstract

Pharmacokinetics and urinary excretion of an intravenous dose of 5 mg.kg–1 ofloxacin were investigated in water buffalo calves. Plasma concentrations of ofloxacin were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Ofloxacin was rapidly distributed from the central to the peripheral compartment as evidenced by a short distribution half-life (0.09 h ± 0.003 h) and high K12 (4.7 h–1 ± 0.1 h–1), and was detected in plasma for 8 h. The large volume of distribution (2.48 L.kg–1 ± 0.18 L.kg1) obtained in this study indicated high distribution of ofloxacin in water buffalo calves. The elimination half-life, the area under the plasma drug concentration–time curve and total body clearance were 2.11 h ± 0.13 h, 6.20 µg.mL—1 ± 0.23 µg.mL—1.h and 0.81 mL.kg–1.h–1 ± 0.03 mL.kg–1.h–1, respectively. About 18.7% of administered drug was bound to plasma proteins and approximately 32.5% of the administered dose was recovered in urine within 48 h. The results of the study indicated a favourable pharmacokinetic profile of ofloxacin in water buffalo calves, which suggests that ofloxacin may be effective against urinary pathogens in this species.


Keywords

ofloxacin, pharmacokinetics, protein binding, urinary excretion

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