Pharmacokinetic of Cefquinome After Single I.V Administration Alone and Concurrent with Meloxicam in Goats

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1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Egypt.

2 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.

Abstract

The active profile of cefquinome in goats was concentrated after single intravenous organization of cefquinome alone and single intravenous organizations in goats pretreated with meloxicam at a portion of 2 mg/kg b.wt. Serum groupings of cefquinome were dictated by utilizing superior fluid chromatography (HPLC). Following compartmental examination, a two-compartment open model best portrayed the fixation time information of cefquinome after i.v. organization The outcomes uncovered that after a solitary intravenous injection, cefquinome was distinguished till 24 hours, dispersion half-life (t1/2á) of cefquinome was 0.281 ± 0.055 h, elimination half-life (t1/2â) was of 5.46 ± 0.22 h and clearance (CL) was 0.04 ± 0.0013 (L/kg/h), volume of distribution at steady state (Vdss) was 0.31 ± 0.018 (L/kg). Following a single intravenous injection pretreated with meloxicam, distribution half-life (t1/2á) was 0.227 ± 0.07 h, elimination half-life (t1/2â) was of 3.63 ± 0.055 h and clearance (CL) was 0.056 ± 0.0022 (L/kg/h), volume of distribution at steady state (Vdss) was 0.296 ± 0.0163 (L/kg). From this examination, we inferred that organization of meloxicam (0.2 mg/kg b.wt.) may be successfully co-administrated with cefquinome (2 mg/kg b.wt.) for combating bacterial infections with an inflammatory condition in goats without any antagonistic effect on the kinetics of cefquinome.

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