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Wong S, Selby PR, Reuter SE. Determination of a vancomycin nephrotoxicity threshold and assessment of target attainment in hematology patients. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2024; 12:e1231. [PMID: 38940223 PMCID: PMC11211924 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.1231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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An area-under-the-curve (AUC24)-based approach is recommended to guide vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), yet trough concentrations are still commonly used despite associated risks. A definitive toxicity target is lacking, which is important for hematology patients who have a higher risk of nephrotoxicity. The aims were to (1) assess the impact of trough-based TDM on acute kidney injury (AKI) incidence, (2) establish a vancomycin nephrotoxicity threshold, and (3) evaluate the proportion of hematology patients achieving vancomycin therapeutic targets. Retrospective data was collected from 100 adult patients with a hematological malignancy or aplastic anemia who received vancomycin between April 2020 and January 2021. AKI occurrence was determined based on serum creatinine concentrations, and individual pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated using a Bayesian approach. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess the ability of pharmacokinetic indices to predict AKI occurrence. The proportion of patients who achieved target vancomycin exposure was evaluated based on an AUC24/MIC ≥400 and the determined toxicity threshold. The incidence of AKI was 37%. ROC curve analysis indicated a maximum AUC24 of 644 mg.h/L over the treatment period was an important predictor of AKI. By Day 4 of treatment, 29% of treatment courses had supratherapeutic vancomycin exposure, with only 62% of courses achieving AUC24 targets. The identified toxicity threshold supports an AUC24 target range of 400-650 mg.h/L, assuming an MIC of 1 mg/L, to optimize vancomycin efficacy and minimize toxicity. This study highlights high rates of AKI in this population and emphasizes the importance of transitioning from trough-based TDM to an AUC-based approach to improve clinical outcomes.
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- Sherilyn Wong
- UniSA Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- UniSA Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
- School of MedicineThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
- SA Pharmacy, Royal Adelaide HospitalAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- UniSA Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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Ghasemiyeh P, Vazin A, Mohammadi-Samani S. A Brief Review of Pharmacokinetic Assessments of Vancomycin in Special Groups of Patients with Altered Pharmacokinetic Parameters. Curr Drug Saf 2023; 18:425-439. [PMID: 35927907 DOI: 10.2174/1574886317666220801124718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vancomycin is considered the drug of choice against many Gram-positive bacterial infections. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is essential to achieve an optimum clinical response and avoid vancomycin-induced adverse reactions including nephrotoxicity. Although different studies are available on vancomycin TDM, still there are controversies regarding the selection among different pharmacokinetic parameters including trough concentration, the area under the curve to minimum inhibitory concentration ratio (AUC24h/MIC), AUC of intervals, elimination constant, and vancomycin clearance. In this review, different pharmacokinetic parameters for vancomycin TDM have been discussed along with corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Also, vancomycin pharmacokinetic assessments are discussed in patients with altered pharmacokinetic parameters including those with renal and/or hepatic failure, critically ill patients, patients with burn injuries, intravenous drug users, obese and morbidly obese patients, those with cancer, patients undergoing organ transplantation, and vancomycin administration during pregnancy and lactation. An individualized dosing regimen is required to guarantee the optimum therapeutic responses and minimize adverse reactions including acute kidney injury in these special groups of patients. According to the pharmacoeconomic data on vancomycin TDM, pharmacokinetic assessments would be cost-effective in patients with altered pharmacokinetics and are associated with shorter hospitalization period, faster clinical stability status, and shorter courses of inpatient vancomycin administration.
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- Parisa Ghasemiyeh
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin among Patients with Chemotherapy-Associated Febrile Neutropenia: Which Would Be the Best Dosing to Obtain Appropriate Exposure? Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11111523. [DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11111523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Previous research has determined that the required doses for treating febrile neutropenia with vancomycin are higher than the doses used conventionally. These recommendations have been made considering pharmacotherapeutic goals based on minimum concentration (Cmin) between 15–20 mg/L. This study was developed to evaluate dose recommendations based on the achievement of a target consisting of ratio of area under the curve over minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC24h/MIC) ≥400 in this population of individuals. This study was conducted in a referral hospital for cancer treatment, study participants received vancomycin doses of 1g every 12 h in 2-4-h infusions. Vancomycin was described by a two-compartment pharmacokinetic model with clearance dependent on the estimated glomerular filtration rate. Simulations were performed taking into account a reduced version of the model to establish the influence of controllable and non-controllable variables on the probability of achieving several PK-PD targets. A dose of 2.5g/day in patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between 80 and 122mL/min/1.73m2 was adequate to achieve the pharmacotherapeutic target. A discrepancy was found between AUC-based and Cmin-based PK/PD indices, the former being affected by the dose and creatinine clearance while the latter highly influenced by the interval between doses.
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Song X, Wu Y. Predicted Vancomycin Dosage Requirement in Patients With Hematological Malignancies and Dosage Dynamic Adjustment. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:890748. [PMID: 35734407 PMCID: PMC9207402 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.890748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was 1) to predict the requisite vancomycin daily dose (Dvan) used in the target patients suffering from both bacterial infection and hematological malignancies and 2) to construct a vancomycin-dose-graphical tool to assist clinicians to develop vancomycin dosing regimens and further 3) to establish a programming process for vancomycin dynamic dosage adjustment to help clinicians to adjust vancomycin dosing regimens according to physiological and pathogenic factors of the target patients. Methods: The Dvan model associated with microbial susceptibility, vancomycin pharmacokinetics, and dosing parameters was established, and the Dvan was estimated based on the established Dvan model and using Monte Carlo simulations. Dvan achieving 90% of probability of target attainment (PTA) for bacterial isolate or cumulative fractions of response (CFR) for the bacterial population at a ratio of daily area under the curve (AUC24) to the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) [i.e., AUC24/MIC] of 400–600 was considered sufficient to treat infection occurring in the target patients. On the basis of the predicted Dvan, the physiological states of patients, and the pathogenic variables of infection, a vancomycin-dose-graphical tool for the target patients and a programming process for vancomycin dynamic dosage adjustment were constructed. Results: This study predicted the requisite Dvan used in patients suffering from both bacterial infection and hematological malignancies and constructed a vancomycin-dose-graphical tool for the target patients, at different physiological states and pathogenic variables, to formulate vancomycin dosing regimens. Also, this study established and expounded the formulation process of vancomycin dosage dynamic adjustment according to fluctuant renal function of the target patients. Conclusion: With the tools, the required Dvan or vancomycin dosing regimens for the target patients, at different physiological states and pathogenic variables, can be readily known, whether or not vancomycin dynamic dosage adjustment is required.
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AbuSara AK, Abdelrahman DH, Habash KI, Al-Shaer MH, Le J, Nazer LH. Vancomycin therapeutic monitoring by measured trough concentration versus Bayesian-derived area under the curve in critically ill patients with cancer. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2022; 10:e00912. [PMID: 34990089 PMCID: PMC8929348 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The updated vancomycin guideline and recent studies suggested that trough concentrations may result in underestimation of the actual area under the curve (AUC), leading to excessive dosing and nephrotoxicity. With limited data available on critically ill cancer patients, this study aimed to compare the two methods in this patient population. This was a 5‐year retrospective study on patients treated with vancomycin in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a comprehensive cancer center. The measured trough concentration was compared to Bayesian‐derived AUC/minimum‐inhibitory‐concentration (MIC), considering MIC as 1. Trough concentrations of 15–20 mg/L and AUC of 400–600 mg h/L were considered the targeted goal. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify factors associated with an AUC below the targeted goal. During the study period, 316 patients were included. The mean age was 54 years ±16 (SD); most patients had solid tumors (75%), and 11% had neutropenia. A targeted goal AUC and trough were recorded in 128 (41%) patients and in 64 (20%) patients, respectively. Of the 128 patients with targeted goal AUC, 31 (24%) had targeted goal trough concentrations and 91 (71%) had trough concentrations below 15 mg/L. Furthermore, among the patients with targeted goal trough concentration (n = 64), 33 (52%) had higher than targeted goal AUC. Augmented renal clearance (ARC), defined as a calculated creatinine‐clearance ≥130 ml/min, was associated with an AUC below the targeted goal. In a cohort of critically ill patients with cancer, over two‐thirds of the patients with a targeted goal Bayesian AUC/MIC had trough concentrations below the targeted goal. ARC was associated with AUC below the targeted goal.
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- Aseel K AbuSara
- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Adult Patients with Long Bones’ Fractures. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/sjecr-2019-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Vancomycin is a tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic, mostly used in the treatment of severe staphylococcal and enterococcal infections, especially in orthopedic surgery.
The purpose of this analysis was to develop a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model of vancomycine in hospitalized patients with bone fractures and identify important factors which influence its clearance (CL).
A total of ninety-nine measurements of vancomycin serum concentrations were used in our population modeling. A two-compartment model was applied to describe the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin using subroutines ADVAN3 and TRANS4.
The study population included patients of both sexes, with the mean age of 62.12±14.69 years and body weight of 80.32±12.44kg. Vancomycin was administered as intravenous infusion with average daily dose of 1772.73±521.34mg. Out of twenty different factors evaluated in the study (including demographic, clinical and laboratory data), only daily dose of vancomycin (DD) and co-medication with piperacillin/tazobactam (PT) showed significant effect on clearance of vancomycin. The final model was described by the following equation: CL (l/h) = 0.03 + 0.000468 x DD + 0.675 x PT. Bootstrapping was used for validation of the final model.
In conclusion, the main causes of variability in the clearance of vancomycin among adult patients with bone fractures are daily dose of vancomycin and co-medication with piperacillin/tazobactam.
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Munir MM, Rasheed H, Khokhar MI, Khan RR, Saeed HA, Abbas M, Ali M, Bilal R, Nawaz HA, Khan AM, Qamar S, Anjum SM, Usman M. Dose Tailoring of Vancomycin Through Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling Among Surgical Patients in Pakistan. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:721819. [PMID: 34858169 PMCID: PMC8632000 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.721819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Vancomycin is a narrow therapeutic agent, and it is necessary to optimize the dose to achieve safe therapeutic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify the significant covariates for vancomycin clearance and to optimize the dose among surgical patients in Pakistan. Methods: Plasma concentration data of 176 samples collected from 58 surgical patients treated with vancomycin were used in this study. A population pharmacokinetic model was developed on NONMEM® using plasma concentration-time data. The effect of all available covariates was evaluated on the pharmacokinetic parameters of vancomycin by stepwise covariate modeling. The final model was evaluated using bootstrap, goodness-of-fit plots, and visual predictive checks. Results: The pharmacokinetics of vancomycin followed a one-compartment model with first-order elimination. The vancomycin clearance (CL) and volume of distribution (Vd) were 2.45 L/h and 22.6 l, respectively. Vancomycin CL was influenced by creatinine clearance (CRCL) and body weight of the patients; however, no covariate was significant for its effect on the volume of distribution. Dose tailoring was performed by simulating dosage regimens at a steady state based on the CRCL of the patients. The tailored doses were 400, 600, 800, and 1,000 mg for patients with a CRCL of 20, 60, 100, and 140 ml/min, respectively. Conclusion: Vancomycin CL is influenced by CRCL and body weight of the patient. This model can be helpful for the dose tailoring of vancomycin based on renal status in Pakistani patients.
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- Muhammad Muaaz Munir
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Post-Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aziz Fatima Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Quality Operation Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Govt College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- CMH Lahore Medical College and IOD, NUMS, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Quality Operation Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Hirai T, Hanada K, Iwamoto T, Itoh T. Involvement of the effect of renal hypoperfusion medications on vancomycin trough concentration: A secondary analysis using a retrospective observational data. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2021; 129:376-384. [PMID: 34396691 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study examined the association between vancomycin (VCM) trough concentration and confounding factors including renal hypoperfusion medications which include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, loop/thiazide diuretics, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. This secondary analysis included patients aged >15 years who were administered VCM intravenously between June 2015 and August 2017 at the Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East. We investigated predictors for three (initial, mean, and final) dose-normalized VCM trough concentration (dose-normalized VCMtrough ) as outcome using a multiple linear regression analysis. In total, 208 patients were analysed (use of loop/thiazide diuretics: 48 [23%]). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the initial dose-normalized VCMtrough was negatively correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (p = 0.028) and positively correlated with the use of loop/thiazide diuretics (p = 0.003). Meanwhile, there was a positive correlation between the mean dose-normalized VCMtrough and age (p = 0.023). The mean dose-normalized VCMtrough was negatively correlated with eGFR (p < 0.001) and serum albumin (p < 0.001). The final dose-normalized VCMtrough was positively associated with age (p = 0.034) and negatively associated with eGFR (p = 0.032) and serum albumin (p = 0.007). Clinicians should closely monitor VCM trough concentration while receiving VCM and loop/thiazide diuretics.
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- Toshinori Hirai
- Department of Pharmacy, Mie University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacometrics and Pharmacokinetics, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Mie University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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Alzahrani AM, Naeem A, Alwadie AF, Albogami K, Alzhrani RM, Basudan SS, Alzahrani YA. Causes of vancomycin dosing error; problem detection and practical solutions; a retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study. Saudi Pharm J 2021; 29:616-624. [PMID: 34194269 PMCID: PMC8233537 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2021.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Vancomycindosing error and inappropriate monitoring is a common problem in hospital daily practice. In King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Jeddah, a high percentage of abnormal vancomycin trough levels is still detected despite using the recommended dose. Therefore, the current research objective is to study the major causes of vancomycin dosing errors. This retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study was carried out at KAMC hospital in Jeddah from January 1st until December 31st 2019. All adult patients (≥15 years) who received vancomycin and had an initial abnormal trough level at the measured steady-state were included in this study. 472 patients have met the study inclusion criteria. The current study evaluated the factors that play a role in causing vancomycin trough level abnormalities such as sampling time, vancomycin dosing, and patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic variations. In this study, we found that pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic variability was attributed to 65% of vancomycin's abnormal trough level. Also, the result showed a significantly increased odds of the low trough in the non-elderly group (OR 6, 95% CI 2.48 – 14.9, P < 0.001) and febrile neutropenic patients (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.119 – 4.365, P < 0.05). However, the odds of high trough levels were significantly elevated among patients who have CrCl < 50 ml/min (OR 5, 95% CI 1.262–20.539, P < 0.05). In addition, the present investigation revealed that the occurrence of abnormal vancomycin levels was not affected by daily duty time or working days (p > 0.05). The current study indicated that vancomycin dosing errors were common in KAMC patients; thus, there is an unmet need to evaluate the causes of vancomycin abnormal trough level and optimize a strategy that would enhance the therapeutic effectiveness and minimize the potential toxicity.
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- Abdullah M Alzahrani
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Pharmaceutical Care Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Pharmaceutical Care Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Pharmaceutical Care Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Pharmaceutical Care Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Abdullah Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pharmacy, East Jeddah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Arjangpour S, Sadeghi K, Solduzian M, Mousavi SA. Vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2021; 28:101-108. [PMID: 33430689 DOI: 10.1177/1078155220985317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Current guidelines on vancomycin dosing lack specific recommendations about its dosing in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients, the objective of the current study was to compare vancomycin pharmacokinetic variables in this population with those of general population. METHODS A prospective study was designed and the calculated parameters of vancomycin pharmacokinetic were compared with individualized parameters. Two trough levels before 4th and 5th doses and a peak level after the 4th dose, were taken. All patients received a dose of 15 mg/kg of vancomycin two or three times a day. Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using a one compartmental model. The association between different variables and of acute kidney injury (AKI) development and achievement of target levels were also evaluated. RESULTS A significant difference was observed between population Volume of distribution (Vd) and individualized Vd (mean 57.33 L vs 162.86 L, p value 0.019) and trough and peak levels (p values 0.0001 and 0.001; for mean trough and peak levels respectively). The achievement of the recommended trough levels and area under the concentration time curve per minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC24/MIC) was very low (5/71 and 24/71 patients respectively). No significant differences were observed between population and individualized clearance and rate of elimination of vancomycin (p values of 0.092 and 0.55 respectively). Concomitant receipt of cyclosporine was significantly related with development of AKI (p value 0.046). CONCLUSION The dosing methods which use population-based pharmacokinetic variables does not result in desired therapeutic levels in HSCT patients, mainly because of larger vancomycin volume of distribution.
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- Samareh Arjangpour
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Hematology, Oncology, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Iran
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- Hematology, Oncology, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Alqahtani S, Almatrafi A, Bin Aydan N, Alqahtani M, Alzamil F, Alsultan A, Asiri Y. Optimization of Vancomycin Dosing Regimen in Cancer Patients using Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling. Pharmacotherapy 2020; 40:1192-1200. [PMID: 33084059 DOI: 10.1002/phar.2475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gram-positive bacterial infections are considered one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in patients with cancer. Hence, the challenge lies in regulating the pervasive use of vancomycin in the management of infections facing such patients due to the anomalous vancomycin pharmacokinetics (PKs) and pharmacodynamics (PDs). Inappropriate vancomycin exposure is associated with toxicity, pathogen resistance, and therapeutic failure. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate vancomycin PK in patients with cancer and without cancer. The standard dosage regimens of vancomycin were then evaluated using data from PK modeling. METHODS In this observational PK study, the data were extracted from a matched patient cohort of those with cancer and those without cancer. Pharmacokinetic analysis was performed using Monolix version 4.4, and the PK parameters were compared in both groups (cancer vs noncancer). The standard and suggested vancomycin dosing regimens were evaluated using PK/PD modeling and Monte Carlo Simulations. RESULTS In total, 448 blood samples were analyzed from 147 patients enrolled in this study, of which 73 patients had cancer and 74 patients were noncancer patients. In general, no significant differences were observed between the two groups (cancer vs noncancer) in all characteristics except for the vancomycin levels, which were significantly lower in patients with cancer (p = 0.00104). This analysis showed that patients with cancer showed a significantly higher vancomycin clearance than noncancer patients (p = 0.002), whereas the volume of distribution (V) was found to be similar in both groups (p = 0.83).This resulted in most of the patients failing to achieve the target area under the curve from zero to 24 hours (AUC0-2 ) to the minimum inhibitory concentration. These data showed that a higher maintenance dose of vancomycin is required to achieve the PD target. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study showed that the patients with cancer have lower levels of vancomycin due to higher clearance than noncancer patients. Thus, higher doses than the standard vancomycin doses may be needed to treat invasive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients with cancer.
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- Saeed Alqahtani
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Unit, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Unit, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Unit, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Unit, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Unit, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Unit, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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He N, Dong F, Liu W, Zhai S. A Systematic Review of Vancomycin Dosing in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies or Neutropenia. Infect Drug Resist 2020; 13:1807-1821. [PMID: 32606830 PMCID: PMC7305817 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s239095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective To provide a comprehensive review of vancomycin dosing in patients with hematologic malignancies or neutropenia. Methods PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched through April 2, 2020. Original studies relevant to vancomycin dosing regimen in adults with hematologic malignancies or neutropenia were included. No restriction was applied in study design and language. A descriptive analysis was performed. Results Twenty-three studies were included eventually, of which eighteen were case series studies, four were cohort studies and another one was a randomized controlled trial. Five case series studies made a clinical audit of conventional vancomycin dosing in patients with malignancies or neutropenia, showing that the proportion of patients with sub-therapeutic trough levels remained high, ranging from 32% to 88%. Seven case series studies and four cohort studies demonstrated that vancomycin clearance (CLva) tended to be higher in patients with hematologic malignancies or neutropenia, whereas volume of distribution (V) seemed to be comparable to the control group. Five studies proposed individualized initial dosing regimen per the pharmacokinetic changes; however, no prospective validation has been conducted in clinical setting. Additionally, four case series studies suggested that the correlation between vancomycin clearance and estimated creatinine clearance was relatively poor, bringing a great challenge to proper dosing strategy. A randomized controlled trial stated that therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of vancomycin could decrease the incidence of nephrotoxicity in immunocompromised febrile patients with hematologic malignancies. Conclusion The available evidence indicates that conventional vancomycin dosing leads to suboptimal concentration in patients with hematologic malignancy or neutropenia. TDM accompanied by pharmacokinetic interpretation can decrease the risk of nephrotoxicity. The individualization of the initial dosing regimen and mechanisms of augmented clearance require further research.
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- Na He
- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Exposure Variability and Target Attainment of Vancomycin: A Systematic Review Comparing Intermittent and Continuous Infusion. Ther Drug Monit 2020; 42:381-391. [DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nakayama H, Suzuki M, Kato T, Echizen H. Vancomycin Pharmacokinetics in Patients with Advanced Cancer Near End of Life. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2019; 44:837-843. [PMID: 31154618 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-019-00564-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The effect of cancer cachexia on the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin remains unclear. We investigated whether the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin and the risk of kidney injury are altered with the development of cancer cachexia. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted using therapeutic drug monitoring data obtained from 86 cancer patients who received vancomycin intravenously for infection. The patients were classified into four groups according to the stage of cachexia defined by international consensus-non-cachexia (n = 26), pre-cachexia (n = 10), cachexia (n = 21) and refractory cachexia (n = 29). Vancomycin pharmacokinetics were analyzed by a traditional one-compartment model and Bayesian method using plasma concentrations measured in these patients. Renal function and pharmacokinetic parameters were compared between the non-cachexia patients (n = 26) and total cancer cachexia patients (n = 60). RESULT No significant difference in estimated glomerular filtration rate was observed between the non-cachexia and the total cancer cachexia patients. In contrast, systemic clearance of vancomycin was significantly lower in the total cancer cachexia patients compared with the non-cachexia patients when analyzed by the traditional one-compartment model [median (range)-49.7 (9.8‒98.7) vs 70.2 (12.5‒211.8) mL/min, p < 0.01] and by the Bayesian method [45.6 (12.5-84.7) vs 63.3 (12.2-102.5) mL/min, p < 0.05]. None of the non-cachexia patients developed kidney injury, whereas 15% (9 of 60 patients) of the total cancer cachexia patients developed kidney injuries (p = 0.052). CONCLUSIONS The present study revealed that cancer patients with cachexia may have reduced vancomycin clearance compared with those without cachexia. Cancer cachexia may be a risk factor of vancomycin-associated kidney injury, independent of renal function.
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- Hirokazu Nakayama
- Department of Pharmacy, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22 Higashi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan.
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- Department of Palliative Care, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22 Higashi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22 Higashi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose, Tokyo, 204-8588, Japan
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Nakashima T, Ohno T, Koido K, Hashimoto H, Terakado H. Accuracy of predicting the vancomycin concentration in Japanese cancer patients by the Sawchuk-Zaske method or Bayesian method. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2019; 26:543-548. [PMID: 31142231 DOI: 10.1177/1078155219851834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND In cancer patients treated with vancomycin, therapeutic drug monitoring is currently performed by the Bayesian method that involves estimating individual pharmacokinetics from population pharmacokinetic parameters and trough concentrations rather than the Sawchuk-Zaske method using peak and trough concentrations. Although the presence of malignancy influences the pharmacokinetic parameters of vancomycin, it is unclear whether cancer patients were included in the Japanese patient populations employed to estimate population pharmacokinetic parameters for this drug. The difference of predictive accuracy between the Sawchuk-Zaske and Bayesian methods in Japanese cancer patients is not completely understood. OBJECTIVE To retrospectively compare the accuracy of predicting vancomycin concentrations between the Sawchuk-Zaske method and the Bayesian method in Japanese cancer patients. METHODS Using data from 48 patients with various malignancies, the predictive accuracy (bias) and precision of the two methods were assessed by calculating the mean prediction error, the mean absolute prediction error, and the root mean squared prediction error. RESULTS Prediction of the trough and peak vancomycin concentrations by the Sawchuk-Zaske method and the peak concentration by the Bayesian method showed a bias toward low values according to the mean prediction error. However, there were no significant differences between the two methods with regard to the changes of the mean prediction error, mean absolute prediction error, and root mean squared prediction error. CONCLUSION The Sawchuk-Zaske method and Bayesian method showed similar accuracy for predicting vancomycin concentrations in Japanese cancer patients.
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Bury D, Ter Heine R, van de Garde EMW, Nijziel MR, Grouls RJ, Deenen MJ. The effect of neutropenia on the clinical pharmacokinetics of vancomycin in adults. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2019; 75:921-928. [PMID: 30877327 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-019-02657-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM There is accumulating evidence that neutropenic patients require higher dosages of vancomycin. To prevent sub-therapeutic drug exposure, it is of utmost importance to obtain adequate exposure from the first dose onwards. We aimed to quantify the effect of neutropenia on the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin. METHODS Data were extracted from a matched patient cohort of patients known with (1) hematological disease, (2) solid malignancy, and (3) patients not known with cancer. Pharmacokinetic analysis was performed using non-linear mixed effects modeling with neutropenia investigated as a binary covariate on clearance and volume of distribution of vancomycin. RESULTS A total of 116 patients were included (39 hematologic patients, 39 solid tumor patients, and 38 patients not known with cancer). In total, 742 paired time-concentration observations were available for the pharmacokinetic analysis. Presence of neutropenia showed to significantly (p = 0.00157) increase the clearance of vancomycin by 27.7% (95% CI 10.2-46.2%), whereas it did not impact the volume of distribution (p = 0.704). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that vancomycin clearance is increased in patients with neutropenia by 27.7%. Therefore, the vancomycin maintenance dose should be pragmatically increased by 25% in neutropenic patients at the start of treatment. Since the volume of distribution appeared unaffected, no adjustment in loading dose is required. These dose adjustments do not rule out the necessity of further dose individualization by means of therapeutic drug monitoring.
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- Didi Bury
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435 CM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Zaric RZ, Milovanovic J, Rosic N, Milovanovic D, Zecevic DR, Folic M, Jankovic S. Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Patients with Different Renal Function Levels. Open Med (Wars) 2018; 13:512-519. [PMID: 30426090 PMCID: PMC6227840 DOI: 10.1515/med-2018-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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There are many determinants of vancomycin clearance, but these have not been analyzed separately in populations with different levels of renal function, which could be why some important factors have been missed. The aim of our study was to compare the pharmacokinetic parameters and factors that may affect vancomycin pharmacokinetics in groups of patients with normal renal function and in those with chronic kidney failure. The study used a population pharmacokinetic modeling approach, based on plasma vancomycin concentrations and other data from 78 patients with chronic kidney failure and 32 patients with normal renal function. The model was developed using NONMEM software and validated by bootstrapping. The final model for patients with impaired kidney function was described by the following equation: CL (L/h) = 0.284 + 0.000596 x DD + 0.00194 x AST, and that for the patients with normal kidney function by: CL (L/h) = 0.0727 + 0.205 x FIB. If our results are confirmed by new studies on two similar populations, these factors could be considered when dosing vancomycin in patients with chronically damaged kidneys, as well as in patients with normal kidneys who frequently require high doses of vancomycin.
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- Radica Zivkovic Zaric
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Kragujevac, Serbia
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Ramenskaya GV, Shokhin IE, Lukina MV, Andrushishina TB, Chukina MA, Tsarev IL, Vartanova OA, Morozova TE. Parameters of vancomycin pharmacokinetics in postoperative patients with renal dysfunction: comparing the results of a pharmacokinetic study and mathematical modeling. BULLETIN OF RUSSIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2018. [DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2018.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mathematical modeling of pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters essential for establishing correct dosing regimens is an alternative to pharmacokinetic studies (PKS) adopted in the clinical setting. The aim of this work was to compare the values of PK parameters for vancomycin obtained in an actual PKS and through MM in postoperative patients with kidney injury. Our prospective study included 61 patients (47 males and 14 females aged 60.59 ± 12.23 years). During PKS, drug concentrations at steady state Сtrough and Cpeak were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography followed by the calculation of the area under the plasma concentration-time curve AUC24. For mathematical modeling, a single-compartment model was employed; PK parameters were estimated using R 3.4.0. The values of Ctrough measured 48 h after the onset of antibiotic therapy during PKS were significantly lower than those predicted by MM (р = 0.004). In a group of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), AUC24 measured at the end of treatment was significantly higher than its value predicted by MM (р = 0.011). The probability of achieving the target AUC24 to MIC ratio of over 400 μg•h /ml is higher in the group of patients with Ctrough = 10–15 μg /ml. Our findings confirm that the use of MM in postoperative patients with renal dysfunction is limited and therapeutic drug monitoring should be used instead.
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- G. V. Ramenskaya
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow; Center of Pharmaceutical Analytics Ltd., Moscow
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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Pediatric Patients With Solid or Hematological Tumor Disease: Vancomycin Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosage Optimization. Ther Drug Monit 2017; 38:559-66. [PMID: 27631462 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND In pediatric cancer patients, determination of optimal vancomycin dosage is essential because of high risk of inadequate concentrations and bacterial resistance. The aim of this study was to determine vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters in this population and propose dosage optimization to achieve optimal concentration. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the use of vancomycin in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia (hematological or solid tumor disease). Vancomycin was administered by continuous infusion, and dosages were adapted according to therapeutic drug monitoring results. Blood cultures were performed before the first dose of antibiotic. Vancomycin pharmacokinetic population parameters were determined using NONMEM software, and dosage simulations were performed according to the target concentration (20-25 mg/L). RESULTS One hundred twenty-one patients were included in this study, representing 301 vancomycin concentrations. Blood cultures were positive in 37.5% of patients, and observed pathogens were mainly Staphylococcus spp. (43.8% methicillin resistant). Volume of distribution (95% confidence interval) was 34.7 L (17.3-48.0), and total apparent clearance (CL) (95% confidence interval) was correlated to body weight, tumor disease, and cyclosporine coadministration: CL = θCL × (WT/70) L/h with θCL = 3.49 (3.02-3.96), 4.66 (3.98-5.31), and 4.97 (4.42-5.41) in patients managed for hematological malignancies with or without cyclosporine coadministration and for solid malignancies, respectively. Based on simulation results, vancomycin dosage (milligram per kilogram) should be adapted to each child on the basis of its body weight and cyclosporine coadministration. CONCLUSIONS Our results highlight the requirement to adapt vancomycin dosage in cancer pediatric population. Simulations have allowed to describe new dosage schedules, and a chart was created for clinicians to adapt vancomycin dosage.
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MacDougall J, Ahern J, Civalier M, Pierce K, Cohen R. Identification of Risk Factors for Initial Elevated Vancomyin Trough Concentrations. J Pharm Technol 2016; 32:29-33. [DOI: 10.1177/8755122515599553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Recent literature suggests that elevated vancomycin trough concentrations (>20 µg/mL) may be associated with an increased risk of nephrotoxicity and lead to an increase in mortality and hospital length of stay. Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify variables that may be predictive of elevated initial vancomycin trough concentrations. Methods: Retrospective case–control study of all adult patients who had an initial vancomycin trough concentration measured between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2014. Case patients had an initial trough concentration >20 µg/mL, while control patients had an initial trough concentration of ≤20 µg/mL. Patients were excluded from the study if they were in the intensive care unit, had unstable renal function, or if they had cystic fibrosis, solid organ transplant, or bone marrow transplant. Results: Of the 512 vancomycin trough concentrations reviewed, 54 patients met the case definition, while 140 patients were randomly selected as controls. In a multivariate model, baseline serum creatinine, body mass index, heart failure, and malignancy were all independently predictive of an initial vancomycin concentration >20 µg/mL. Conclusions: Reduced baseline renal function coupled with increasing body mass index is associated with an increased risk of an elevated initial vancomycin trough concentration. This risk is further enhanced by the presence of heart failure and/or malignancy. When these risk factors are present, it may be prudent to consider implementation of individualized dosing to achieve initial target concentrations.
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- University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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- University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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- University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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- University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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Taghizadeh-Ghehi M, Rezaee S, Gholami K, Hadjibabaie M. Predictive performance of Vancomycin population pharmacokinetic models in Iranian patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Res Pharm Pract 2015; 4:129-34. [PMID: 26311080 PMCID: PMC4548431 DOI: 10.4103/2279-042x.162357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective: Many hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients receive vancomycin empirically during febrile neutropenia. There are several models for estimation of vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters and calculation of initial dosing regimen accordingly. However, the performance of these methods in HSCT patients remained to be evaluated. The aim of the study was to determine which of the vancomycin population pharmacokinetic methods best fit Iranian HSCT patients. Methods: In order to evaluate predicted performance of seven vancomycin population pharmacokinetic models, the pharmacokinetic parameters of patients were estimated using each model's equations. Then the predicted steady-state trough vancomycin concentration was calculated based on each model's parameters and using a formula based on Sawchuk–Zaske method. The predicted steady-state trough vancomycin concentration and the real measured concentrations were compared to see which method was the most precise and least biased using mean squared error (MSE) and mean prediction error (ME) respectively. Findings: Forty-six patients (65% men) were included in the study. Calculated metrics showed a range of 38% under-prediction bias with Rodvold to 34% over-prediction bias with Matzke and Burton models. Birt and revised Burton methods showed no significant bias (ME [95% confidence interval (CI)]: –0.067 [–0.235–0.101] and 0.066 [–0.105–0.238]). Birt and revised Burton were not different significantly considering MSE (95% CI) of 0.385 (0.227–0.544) and 0.401 (0.255–0.546), respectively. Comparisons of precision with naive predictors revealed a delta MSE (95% CI) of –0.128 (–1.379–1.890) for Birt and 0.026 (–0.596–0.940) for revised Burton models. Conclusion: Although the Birt and Burton revised methods performed well, none of the studied models showed acceptable performance to be implemented as a routine method for initial dose calculation in HSCT patients. A vancomycin pharmacokinetic model specific for this high-risk subpopulation of Iranian patients should be designed and validated.
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- Maryam Taghizadeh-Ghehi
- Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs and Clinical Pharmacy Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs and Clinical Pharmacy Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Stockmann C, Roberts JK, Yu T, Constance JE, Knibbe CAJ, Spigarelli MG, Sherwin CMT. Vancomycin pharmacokinetic models: informing the clinical management of drug-resistant bacterial infections. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2015; 12:1371-88. [PMID: 25301231 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2014.966081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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This review aims to critically evaluate the pharmacokinetic literature describing the use of vancomycin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Guidelines recommend that trough concentrations be used to guide vancomycin dosing for the treatment of MRSA infections; however, numerous in vitro, animal model and clinical studies have demonstrated that the therapeutic effectiveness of vancomycin is best described by the area under the concentration versus time curve (AUC) divided by the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the infecting organism (AUC/MIC). Among patients with lower respiratory tract infections, an AUC/MIC ≥400 was associated with a superior clinical and bacteriological response. Similarly, patients with MRSA bacteremia who achieved an Etest AUC/MIC ≥320 within 48 h were 50% less likely to experience treatment failure. For other patient populations and different clinical syndromes (e.g., children, the elderly, patients with osteomyelitis, etc.), pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies and prospective clinical trials are needed to establish appropriate therapeutic targets.
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- Chris Stockmann
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA
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Ye ZK, Tang HL, Zhai SD. Benefits of therapeutic drug monitoring of vancomycin: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77169. [PMID: 24204764 PMCID: PMC3799644 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The necessity of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for vancomycin is controversial. The objective of the current review was to evaluate the available evidence for the necessity of TDM in patients given vancomycin to treat Gram-positive infections. METHODS Medline, Embase, Web of Sciences, the Cochrane Library and two Chinese literature databases (CNKI, CBM) were searched. Randomized controlled studies and observational studies that compared the clinical outcomes of TDM groups vs. non-TDM groups were included. Two reviewers independently extracted the data. The primary outcome was clinical efficacy of therapy. Secondary outcomes included vancomycin associated nephrotoxicity, duration of vancomycin therapy, length of hospital stay, and mortality. Meta-analysis was performed using the Mantel-Haenszel fixed effect method (FEM). Odds ratios (ORs) or weighted mean differences (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated for categorical and continuous outcomes, respectively. RESULTS One randomized controlled trial (RCT) and five cohort studies were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with non-TDM groups, TDM groups had significantly higher rates of clinical efficacy (OR = 2.62, 95%CI 1.34-5.11 P = 0.005) and decreased rates of nephrotoxicity (OR = 0.25, 95%CI 0.13-0.48 P<0.0001). Subgroup analyses showed that TDM group had significantly higher rates of clinical efficacy in both cohort studies subgroup (OR = 3.04, 95%CI 1.34-6.90) and in Asian population subgroup (OR = 3.04, 95%CI 1.34-6.90). TDM group had significantly decreased rates of nephrotoxicity in all subgroup. There was no significant difference in duration of vancomycin therapy (WMD = -0.40, 95%CI -2.83-2.02 P = 0.74) or length of stay (WMD = -1.01, 95%CI -7.51-5.49 P = 0.76) between TDM and non-TDM groups. Subgroup analyses showed there were no differences in duration of vancomycin therapy. Only one study reported mortality rates. CONCLUSIONS Studies to date show that TDM significantly increases the rate of clinical efficacy and decreases the rate of nephrotoxicity in patients treated with vancomycin.
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- Zhi-Kang Ye
- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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Theuretzbacher U. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Issues for Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients With Cancer. Clin Infect Dis 2012; 54:1785-92. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Jarkowski A, Forrest A, Sweeney RP, Tan W, Segal BH, Almyroudis N, Wang ES, Wetzler M. Characterization of vancomycin pharmacokinetics in the adult acute myeloid leukemia population. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2011; 18:91-6. [PMID: 21521799 DOI: 10.1177/1078155211402107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Current vancomycin dosing guidelines in our acute myeloid leukemia population too often achieve suboptimal initial drug concentrations. Our aim was to assess vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters in acute myeloid leukemia patients and develop an improved dosing equation to attain more accurate initial therapeutic trough levels. Acute myeloid leukemia patients receiving vancomycin for a presumed or documented gram positive infection were eligible. Patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit, those with creatinine clearance <30 mL/min or with limb amputation were excluded. Three samples were collected at the following post-infusion time ranges: 1 h, 3-8 h, and 8-24 h post-infusion, contingent on the dosing interval. Pharmacokinetic data were then fit using a Bayesian-based population pharmacokinetic model. A total of 25 acute myeloid leukemia patients were studied with a mean volume in the central compartment (Vc; L/65 kg), volume of distribution at steady state (Vss; L/65 kg) and distributional clearance (CLd; L/h/65 kg) of 15, 38.9, and 9.32, respectively. CLslope was 0.59 (mg of vancomycin clearance per unit of creatinine clearance in mL/min); this value is 21.4% lower than the established literature value (0.75). The derived equation, based upon these values, was reasonably precise at achieving the desired trough concentration using a priori dosing. The mean (CV%) of the achieved trough was 94% (29%) with a range of 66-188%; 3/25 at <75% and >125%]. We have established that the derived dosing equation can place ≈ 75% of adult acute myeloid leukemia patients at vancomycin trough levels within 75-125% of the target trough level.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony Jarkowski
- Department of Pharmacy, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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