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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1999) 43, Suppl. B, 61-67
© 1999 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Pharmacokinetics of the 8-methoxyquinolone, moxifloxacin: tissue distribution in male rats

H. M. Siefert*, C. Kohlsdorfer, W. Steinke and A. Witt

Bayer AG, Pharma Research Center, Wuppertal, Germany

BAY 12-8039 (moxifloxacin-HCl) and 14C-labelled BAY 12-8039 were administered to male rats as single iv and oral doses of 4.6 and 5.0 mg/kg bodyweight respectively. The distribution of substance-associated radioactivity in the body was investigated by whole-body autoradiography. The concentrations of the unchanged compound in plasma, skin suction blister fluid and lung tissue were determined by HPLC. Whole-body autoradiography revealed distinctly higher concentrations of radioactivity in the gastrointestinal tract, urinary bladder and in most organs and tissues (e.g. kidneys, liver, spleen, lungs, various glands, cartilaginous tissues and in melanin-containing structures located in the eye, meninges and hair follicles of pigmented skin) than in blood. Radioactivity crossed the blood- brain barrier only to a small extent. The results show a high tissue affinity and a rapid and homogeneous distribution of radioactivity from blood to organs or tissues. No relevant difference in the distribution of radioactivity was found following iv and oral administration. After iv and oral dosing similar concentrations of the unchanged compound were determined in skin suction blister fluid and plasma. The concentrations of the unchanged compound in lung tissue were about three times higher than those in plasma following both iv and oral administration. The concentration–time courses for moxifloxacin in plasma and lung tissue were parallel.

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