Population Pharmacokinetics of Extended-Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Hospitalized Patients with Nosocomial Infections

  • T. W. Felton
    The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Translational Research Facility in Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester, NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • W. W. Hope
    The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Translational Research Facility in Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester, NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • B. M. Lomaestro
    Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York, USA
  • J. M. Butterfield
    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA
  • A. L. Kwa
    Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
  • G. L. Drusano
    Institute for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Florida, Albany Campus, Albany, New York, USA
  • T. P. Lodise
    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA

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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p> While extended infusions of piperacillin-tazobactam (TZP) are increasingly used in practice, the effect of infusion on the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of TZP has not been widely assessed. To assess its effect on the pharmacokinetic profile of TZP, seven serum samples were collected from 11 hospitalized patients who received 3.375 g TZP intravenously for 4 h every 8 h. Population pharmacokinetic models were fit to the PK data utilizing first-order, Michaelis-Menten (MM), and parallel first-order/MM clearance. A population PK model with first-order clearance was fit to the tazobactam PK data. Monte Carlo simulations (MCSs) were used to determine the most effective administration schedule to ensure that free piperacillin concentrations were above the MIC for at least 50% of the dosing interval (50% <jats:italic>f</jats:italic> T>MIC) and to quantify the extent of the nonlinear clearance. The model incorporating parallel linear/MM clearance best fit the piperacillin PK data. The MCSs demonstrated that approximately 50% of the administered piperacillin is cleared by the nonlinear clearance mechanism. The results of the MCSs also revealed that more intensive TZP extended infusion dosing schemes (3.375 to 4.5 g intravenously [3-h infusion] every 6 h) than those commonly used in clinical practice were needed to maximize the 50% <jats:italic>f</jats:italic> T>MIC for MICs of ≥8 mg/liter. This study suggests that extended infusion of TZP is the most effective method of administration for patients with nosocomial infections. Due to the hyperclearance nature of the hospitalized patient populations studied, more intensive TZP dosing regimens may be needed to maximize <jats:italic>f</jats:italic> T>MIC in certain hospitalized populations. </jats:p>

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