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Influence of the Time of Intravenous Administration of Paracetamol on its Pharmacokinetics and Ocular Disposition in Rabbits

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Background and Objectives

Paracetamol is one of the most common analgesics and antipyretics applied in health care. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of the time-of-day administration on the paracetamol pharmacokinetics and its penetration into aqueous humour (AH).

Methods

Rabbits were divided into three groups: I—receiving paracetamol at 08.00 h, II—receiving paracetamol at 16.00 h, and III—receiving paracetamol at 24.00 h. Paracetamol was administered intravenously at a single dose of 35 mg/kg. The concentrations of paracetamol and its metabolite (paracetamol glucuronide) in the plasma, as well as in AH were measured with the validated HPLC–UV method.

Results

No significant differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters of paracetamol was observed. When the drug was administered at 24.00 h,  elimination half-life (t 1/2kel) of paracetamol glucuronide was longer than when the drug was administered 08.00 h (P = 0.0193). In addition, a statistically significant increase in the paracetamol glucuronide/paracetamol ratio was observed when the drug was administered at 08.00 vs. 16.00 h (P ≤ 0.0001) and 24.00 h (P ≤ 0.0001).

Conclusions

There was no chronobiological effect on the pharmacokinetic parameters of paracetamol.

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  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Św. Marii Magdaleny 14, 61-861, Poznań, Poland

    Agnieszka Karbownik, Agnieszka Bienert & Edmund Grześkowiak

  2. Department of Teaching Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Św. Marii Magdaleny 14, 61-861, Poznań, Poland

    Włodzimierz Płotek

  3. Polpharma Biologics, ul. Trzy Lipy 3, 80-172, Gdańsk, Poland

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  4. Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780, Poznań, Poland

    Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska

  5. Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 239E Kildee Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Anna Wolc

  6. Hy-Line International, 2583 240th Street, Dallas Center, IA, 50063, USA

    Anna Wolc

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The welfare of animals used for was respected. Authors adhered to ethical guidelines provided by Portaluppi, who recommended ethical criteria for biological rhythm research on animals proposed in Chronobiology International (Chronobiol Int. 2010;27:1911–29). The experiment protocol was approved by the local Ethics Committee for Animal Research. All procedures were performed in accordance with the Polish regulations for the handlings and use of laboratory animals (Nr of consent: 01/2015). The appropriate written consent from the local Ethics Committee for Animal Research is available if requested. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institution or practice at which the studies were conducted.

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Karbownik, A., Bienert, A., Płotek, W. et al. Influence of the Time of Intravenous Administration of Paracetamol on its Pharmacokinetics and Ocular Disposition in Rabbits. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 42, 489–498 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13318-016-0365-y

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