Population pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in premature Malaysian neonates: identification of predictors for dosing determination

Lo, Y. and van Hasselt, J.G.C. and Heng, S. and Lim, C. and Lee, T. and Charles, B.G. (2010) Population pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in premature Malaysian neonates: identification of predictors for dosing determination. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 54 (6). pp. 2626-2632. ISSN 0066-4804, DOI 20385872.

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Abstract

The present study determined the pharmacokinetic profile of vancomycin in premature Malaysian infants. A one-compartment infusion model with first-order elimination was fitted to serum vancomycin concentration data (n = 835 points) obtained retrospectively from the drug monitoring records of 116 premature newborn infants. Vancomycin concentrations were estimated by a fluorescence polarization immunoassay. Population and individual estimates of clearance and distribution volume and the factors which affected the variability observed for the values of these parameters were obtained using a population pharmacokinetic modeling approach. The predictive performance of the population model was evaluated by visual inspections of diagnostic plots and nonparametric bootstrapping with replacement. Dosing guidelines targeting a value of > or =400 for the area under the concentration-time curve over 24 h in the steady state divided by the MIC (AUC(24)/MIC ratio) were explored using Monte Carlo simulation. Body size (weight), postmenstrual age, and small-for-gestational-age status are important factors explaining the between-subject variability of vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameter values for premature neonates. The typical population parameter estimates of clearance and distribution volume for a 1-kg premature appropriate-for-gestational-age neonate with a postmenstrual age of 30 weeks were 0.0426 liters/h and 0.523 liters, respectively. There was a 20% reduction in clearance for small-for-gestational-age infants compared to the level for the appropriate-for-gestational-age control. Dosage regimens based on a priori target response values were formulated. In conclusion, the pharmacokinetic parameter values for vancomycin in premature Malaysian neonates were estimated. Improved dosage regimens based on a priori target response values were formulated by incorporating body size, postmenstrual age, and small-for-gestational-age status, using Monte Carlo simulations with the model-estimated pharmacokinetic parameter values.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. yllo@um.edu.my
Uncontrolled Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage* Anti-Bacterial Agents/blood; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacokinetics; Gestational Age
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Mr. Faizal Hamzah
Date Deposited: 06 May 2011 07:50
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2019 07:15
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/1226

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