Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics最新文献

There is a shifting public perception of animal welfare that has increased demand for establishing pain management strategies in livestock. Gabapentin is often utilized in practice to mitigate neuropathic pain. However, there is little pharmacokinetic information to guide its use in goats. The objectives of this study were to describe the pharmacokinetics of oral gabapentin in goats given as a single dose (SD) and multidose (MD) regimen, as well as to document any adverse effects after administration. Six healthy adult goats were administered 15 mg/kg of gabapentin orally once for the SD trial, and every 12 h for 6 doses for the MD trial. Plasma samples were collected and analyzed via reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. After SD administration, maximum plasma concentration, time to maximum concentration, and elimination half-life were: 3.22 μg/mL; 4.49 h; and 8.15 h, respectively. After MD administration, maximum plasma concentration and time to maximum concentration were: 4.56 μg/mL and 2.24 h. Accumulation ratio (R) was 1.66 ± 0.81 when comparing the MD AUC12_h to the SD AUC12_h. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for increased accumulation ratio with multiple dosing strategies.

The objective of this investigation was to ascertain the impact of gender on the pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in sheep. The research was carried out on six female and six male Romanov sheep. Meloxicam was administered intravenously to sheep at a dose of 1 mg/kg. To determine the change in meloxicam concentration with time, blood samples were collected at 17 different time points up to 120 h after administration. Meloxicam concentrations in plasma samples were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography. The pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in sheep was found to differ according to gender. The values of total clearance (Cl_T), volume of distribution at steady state (V_dss), and elimination half-life (t_1/2λz) of meloxicam in female sheep were 4.51 ± 0.56 mL/h/kg, 69.18 ± 6.68 mL/kg, and 11.96 ± 0.33 h, respectively. Compared to female sheep, Cl_T and V_dss were increased, and t_1/2λz was decreased in male sheep. Plasma concentration and area under the curve of meloxicam were higher in female sheep. The findings of this study indicate that meloxicam's pharmacokinetics are not uniform across genders in Romanov sheep, with notable variations in plasma concentration, clearance, and half-life. These variations emphasize the importance of considering gender in the pharmacotherapy of sheep, potentially guiding clinicians in adjusting dosages for optimal therapeutic outcomes and maintaining food safety standards.

Reproducibility and replicability of study results are crucial for advancing scientific knowledge. However, achieving these goals is often challenging, which can compromise the credibility of research and incur immeasurable costs for the progression of science. Despite efforts to standardize reporting with guidelines, the description of statistical methodology in manuscripts often remains insufficient, limiting the possibility of replicating scientific studies. A thorough, transparent, and complete report of statistical methods is essential for understanding study results and mimicking statistical strategies implemented in previous studies. This review outlines the key statistical reporting elements required to replicate statistical methods in most current veterinary pharmacology studies. It also offers a protocol for statistical reporting to aid in manuscript preparation and to assist trialists and editors in the collective strive for advancing veterinary pharmacology research.

Persistence of antimicrobial drugs (AMDs) administered to poultry is longer in feathers than in edible tissues. Hence, poultry feathers are a suitable matrix to investigate historical exposure contributing to antimicrobial resistance, since current detection methods are either non-specific or highly technical and costly. Here we present an analysis of the performance of lateral flow test (LFT) panels in the detection of five AMD classes, namely sulfonamides, tetracyclines, beta-lactams, quinolones, and aminoglycosides, on chicken feather samples. The limit of detection (LOD) of eight AMD substances was determined between 4.7 μg/kg for enrofloxacin and 700 μg/kg for streptomycin. The performance of feather LFT was evaluated for four AMD classes against the reference method (LC–MS/MS). From 79 samples collected from the field, LFT test specificity ranged from 0.63 (quinolones) to 0.95 (tetracyclines). Test sensitivity ranged from 0.15 (beta-lactams) to 0.78 (quinolones and tetracyclines). LFT testing had the greatest discriminatory power for tetracyclines (specificity 0.95 and sensitivity 0.78). LFT had similar test characteristics for sulfonamides and quinolones and performed poorly for beta-lactams. Poor recovery rates (< 15%) were observed in neomycin, kanamycin, and ampicillin. These methods are suitable for preliminarily screening tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and quinolones, with recommendations for further extraction protocols.

The pharmacokinetics and plasma protein binding of amoxicillin in cats has not been thoroughly investigated. In a single-group sequential designed experimental study, amoxicillin was administered to six healthy cats intravenously, orally, and subcutaneously. Repeated blood samples were drawn after each administration, and amoxicillin concentrations were determined using High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry. Plasma amoxicillin data were subjected to population pharmacokinetic analysis, and pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated. The population clearance was 0.18 L/h∙kg, the volume of the central compartment was 0.12 L/kg, the highly perfused compartment was 0.009 L/kg, and the poorly perfused compartment was 0.002 L/kg. The bioavailability was 33% and 69% after oral and subcutaneous administration, respectively. After subcutaneous administration of a slow-release formulation, there was absorption rate-limited pharmacokinetics. The plasma protein binding was 0%–24%. The results increase the understanding of the amoxicillin pharmacokinetics in cats. Further studies combining the results with pharmacodynamic data and in silico simulations are warranted.

Despite their widespread clinical use, there is limited pharmacokinetic data for many equine intrauterine antimicrobials. This study aimed to measure the concentration of gentamicin and penicillin in the uterine fluid of mares following infusion of either a standard (PPGent) or long-acting (LA-PPGent) compounded formulation. We hypothesized that both formulations would result in therapeutic concentrations, with total concentrations sustained for longer using the long-acting formulation. Mares were administered 2400 mg of procaine penicillin and 200 mg of gentamicin via a single intrauterine infusion in either a standard (n = 6) or a lyophilized formulation suspended in a slow-release matrix (n = 6). Intrauterine fluid was collected over a 72-h period and analyzed for antibiotic concentrations using high-performance liquid chromatography and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Mean maximal concentrations were seen at 0.5 h in group PPGent (Penicillin: 10,123.0 ± 4298.0 μg/mL, Gentamicin: 3397.3 ± 1338.5 μg/mL) and exceeded MIC for relevant organisms for 72 h (Penicillin: 2.59 ± 6.34 μg/mL, Gentamicin: 2.14 ± 2.4 μg/mL). Interestingly, maximal concentrations were lower in group LA-PPG (Penicillin: 2213.8 ± 967.8 μg/mL—p < 0.05, Gentamicin: 1859 ± 2413 μg/mL) and exceeded MIC for a shorter period of time than the unmodified mixture of commonly used FDA-approved antibiotics.