Pharmacokinetics of digoxin administered to horses with congestive heart failure
1993
Sweeney, R.W. | Reef, V.B. | Reimer, J.M.
Nine horses with naturally acquired) congestive heart failure were treated with 2.2 Kg of digoxin/kg of body weight by the IV route, followed by 11 microgram/kg administered orally every 12 hours thereafter. Furosemide was administered IV concurrently with IV administered digoxin every 12 hours. Serum concentration of digoxin was measured after the first (IV) and seventh (orally administered) dose. After IV administration, digoxin disposition was described by a 2-compartment model, with a rapid distribution phase t1/2 alpha = 0.17 hour), followed by a slower elimination phase (beta = 0.096 +/- 0.055 h-1, t1/2 beta = 7.2 hours, where beta is the exponential term from the elimination phase of the concentration vs time curve). Bioavailability after oral administration was 21.2 10.8%. After the seventh orally administered dose, serum concentration of digoxin peaked 1 to 2 hours later, and was 1.9 +/- 0.7 ng/ml (mean +/- SD). In 4 horses, a second increase in serum digoxin concentration was observed 4 to 8 hours after the initial peak which possibly was evidence of enterohepatic recycling of the drug. Response to treatment included reduction in heart rate, peripheral edema, and pulmonary edema, but these could not be attributed to the digoxin alone because the horses were treated concurrently with furosemide.
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