Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in Patients with Nosocomial Infections

作者:Chen, Rong; Qian, Qing; Sun, Meng-ru; Qian, Chun-yan; Zou, Su-lan; Wang, Ming-li*; Wang, Li-ying
来源:European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, 2016, 41(4): 363-372.
DOI:10.1007/s13318-015-0276-3

摘要

The study was to establish a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model of piperacillin (PIP) and tazobactam (TAZ) that explain pharmacokinetic variability and to propose optimized dosage regimens in patients with nosocomial infections. @@@ In total, 310 PIP and 280 TAZ concentration-time points were collected at steady state over multiple dosing intervals from 50 patients who received PIP/TAZ infused within 30 min or over 3 h. Drug analysis was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Nonlinear mixed effects modeling was employed to develop PPK model and 1000 Monte Carlo simulation was used to predict the probability of target attainment (PTA) with a target time of non-protein-bound concentration above MIC > 50 % of the dosing interval. @@@ A model with one-compartment model had the best predictive performance for the PPK model. The population estimates of PIP were 13.8 L/h (31.1 %) for clearance (CL) and 21.7 L (38 %) for volume of distribution (V). The population estimates of TAZ were 9.3 L/h (29.1 %) for CL and 16 L (35.3 %) for V. Influence of creatinine clearance (CLcr) and body weight were identified as important covariates for PIP/TAZ CL and V, respectively. A 30-min infusion of 4 g every 6 h achieved robust (a parts per thousand yen90 %) PTAs for MIC a parts per thousand currency sign 16 mg/L. As an alternative mode of administration, a 3-h infusion of 4 g every 6 h achieved robust PTAs for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. @@@ Prolonged infusions achieved better PTAs compared with shorter infusions at similar daily doses. This benefit was most pronounced for MICs between 16 and 40 mg/L.