Comparative pharmacokinetics of clarithromycin (TE-031), a new macrolide antibiotic, and erythromycin in rats.
AUTOR(ES)
Kohno, Y
RESUMO
Clarithromycin (TE-031) is a newly synthesized macrolide with high stability in acidic conditions. In the present study, the pharmacokinetics of [N-methyl-14C]clarithromycin were compared with those of [N-methyl-14C]erythromycin in rats by radioassay and bioassay. Both radioactivity and bioactivity of [14C]clarithromycin in plasma and tissues were found to be significantly higher than those of [14C]erythromycin at the same oral dose of 20 mg/kg (body weight). Among the tissues, the peak level of [14C]clarithromycin in the lung was especially high. Levels of radioactivity and bioactivity amounted to 15 and 73 times the corresponding levels of [14C]erythromycin. In the urine, bioactivity recovered after administration of [14C]clarithromycin was sevenfold higher than that for [14C]erythromycin. This accounted for about 60 and 20% of the total radioactivity in the urine for [14C]clarithromycin and [14C]erythromycin, respectively. An examination of metabolites in the urine for [14C]clarithromycin revealed appreciable amounts of bioactive unchanged clarithromycin. These results indicate that clarithromycin has pharmacokinetic properties superior to those of erythromycin. The desirable properties of clarithromycin include high levels in plasma resulting from its high stability in gastric acid; a high tissue affinity, especially to the lung; and favorable urinary excretion.
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