Proper Use of Antibiotics According to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Theory

Cellular pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of antibiotics: current views and perspectives.

The treatment of intracellular infections requires the use of antibiotics presenting appropriate cellular pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. These properties, however, cannot be predicted on the simple basis of cellular drug accumulation and minimum inhibitory concentration in broth. In most cases, intracellular activity is actually lower than extracellular activity, despite the fa...

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral beta-lactam antibiotics as a two-dimensional approach to their efficacy.

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters are increasingly recognized as important determinants of the therapeutic efficacy of an antibiotic. For beta-lactam antibiotics, the most important determinant of the antimicrobial efficacy, and hence predictor of therapeutic efficacy, is the length of time that serum concentrations exceed the MIC. Dosing schedules for beta-lactam antibiotics shoul...

Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics

Topiramate: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

Topiramate is a structurally novel anti-epileptic drug with at least 3 postulated mechanisms of action including: 1) potentiation of GABA responses, 2) impairment of AMPA/kainate glutamate receptors and 3) suppression of high frequency action potential firing. It has a favourable pharmacokinetic profile with rapid absorption, good bio-availability, linear pharmacokinetics, relatively long half-...

Macrolides: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

Three pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters--(i) the peak concentration to the minimum inhibitory concentration ratio (C(max)/MIC); (ii) the area under the concentration-time curve to MIC ratio (AUC(24h)/MIC); and (iii) the time the concentration exceeds the MIC (T>MIC)--are important predictors of the clinical efficacy of antibiotics. For antibiotics with pronounced concentration-dependen...