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Review
. 2013 Feb;36(1):1-13.
doi: 10.1111/jvp.12010. Epub 2012 Oct 22.

Pharmacokinetics of macrolides in foals

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Pharmacokinetics of macrolides in foals

N Villarino et al. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Macrolides are used for treatment of pneumonia and extrapulmonary conditions caused by Rhodococcus equi. In foals, macrolides have an extraordinary capacity to accumulate in different lung tissue compartments. These drugs show unique pharmacokinetic features such as rapid and extensive distribution and long persistence in pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (PELF) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells from foals. This article reviews the pharmacokinetic characteristics of erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, tulathromycin, telithromycin, gamithromycin, and tilmicosin in foals, with emphasis on PELF and BAL cell concentrations.

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