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Population Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis in a Malian and a French Center and Simulation of the Optimal Loading Dose.
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2023 Februrary 4
PURPOSE: Vancomycin dosing remains challenging in patients receiving intermittent hemodialysis, especially in developing countries, where access to therapeutic drug monitoring and model-based dose adjustment services is limited. The objectives of this study were to describe vancomycin population PK in patients receiving hemodialysis in a Malian and French center and examine the optimal loading dose of vancomycin in this setting.
METHODS: Population pharmacokinetic analysis was conducted using Pmetrics in 31 Malian and 27 French hemodialysis patients, having a total of 309 vancomycin plasma concentrations. Structural and covariate analyses were based on goodness-of-fit criteria. The final model was used to perform simulations of the vancomycin loading dose, targeting a daily area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of 400-600 mg·h/L or trough concentration of 15-20 mg/L at 48 hours.
RESULTS: After 48 hours of therapy, 68% of Malian and 63% of French patients exhibited a daily AUC of <400. The final model was a 2-compartment model, with hemodialysis influencing vancomycin elimination and age influencing the vancomycin volume distribution. Younger Malian patients exhibited a lower distribution volume than French patients. Dosing simulation suggested that loading doses of 1500, 2000, and 2500 mg would be required to minimize underexposure in patients aged 30, 50, and 70 years, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, a low AUC was frequently observed in hemodialysis patients in Mali and France after a standard vancomycin loading dose. A larger dose is necessary to achieve the currently recommended AUC target. However, the proposed dosing algorithm requires further clinical evaluation.
METHODS: Population pharmacokinetic analysis was conducted using Pmetrics in 31 Malian and 27 French hemodialysis patients, having a total of 309 vancomycin plasma concentrations. Structural and covariate analyses were based on goodness-of-fit criteria. The final model was used to perform simulations of the vancomycin loading dose, targeting a daily area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of 400-600 mg·h/L or trough concentration of 15-20 mg/L at 48 hours.
RESULTS: After 48 hours of therapy, 68% of Malian and 63% of French patients exhibited a daily AUC of <400. The final model was a 2-compartment model, with hemodialysis influencing vancomycin elimination and age influencing the vancomycin volume distribution. Younger Malian patients exhibited a lower distribution volume than French patients. Dosing simulation suggested that loading doses of 1500, 2000, and 2500 mg would be required to minimize underexposure in patients aged 30, 50, and 70 years, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, a low AUC was frequently observed in hemodialysis patients in Mali and France after a standard vancomycin loading dose. A larger dose is necessary to achieve the currently recommended AUC target. However, the proposed dosing algorithm requires further clinical evaluation.
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