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Pulmonary and systemic pharmacokinetics of inhaled and intravenous colistin methanesulfonate in cystic fibrosis patients: targeting advantage of inhalational administration.

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to define the pulmonary and systemic pharmacokinetics of colistin methanesulfonate (CMS) and formed colistin following intravenous (i.v.) and inhaled administration in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Six CF subjects were administered nebulized CMS doses of 2 and 4 million IU and an i.v. CMS infusion of 150 mg of colistin base activity. Blood plasma, sputum, and urine samples were collected for 12 to 24 h postdose. To assess the tolerability of the drug, lung function tests, blood serum creatinine concentrations, and adverse effect reports were recorded. All doses were well tolerated in the subjects. The pharmacokinetic parameters for CMS following i.v. delivery were consistent with previously reported values. Sputum concentrations of formed colistin were maintained at <1.0 mg/liter for 12 h postdose. Nebulization of CMS resulted in relatively high sputum concentrations of CMS and formed colistin compared to those resulting from i.v. administration. The systemic availability of CMS was low following nebulization of 2 and 4 million IU (7.93% ± 4.26% and 5.37% ± 1.36%, respectively), and the plasma colistin concentrations were below the limit of quantification. Less than 2 to 3% of the nebulized CMS dose was recovered in the urine samples in 24 h. The therapeutic availability and drug targeting index for CMS and colistin following inhalation compared to i.v. delivery were significantly greater than 1. Inhalation of CMS is an effective means of targeting CMS and formed colistin for delivery to the lungs, as high lung exposure and minimal systemic exposure were achieved in CF subjects.
AuthorsShalini Yapa, Jian Li, Kashyap Patel, John W Wilson, Michael J Dooley, Johnson George, Denise Clark, Susan Poole, Elyssa Williams, Christopher J H Porter, Roger L Nation, Michelle P McIntosh
JournalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (Antimicrob Agents Chemother) Vol. 58 Issue 5 Pg. 2570-9 (05 2014) ISSN: 1098-6596 [Electronic] United States
PMID24550334 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • colistinmethanesulfonic acid
  • Colistin
Topics
  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics)
  • Colistin (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, metabolism, pharmacokinetics)
  • Cystic Fibrosis (metabolism)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sputum (chemistry)

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