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MichelleMeyer,BS*,KarieVanderWerf,DVM,BethDavis,DVM,PhD,DACVIM,ButchKuKanich,DVM,PhD,DACVCP
Meloxicamisrecognizedforprovidingselectiveinhibitionofcyclooxygenase(COX)2overthe COX1enzyme.Atherapeuticadvantageofsuchtherapyisthattheselectiveinhibitionof COX2providesantiinflammatoryandanalgesicpropertieswithalowerriskof gastrointestinalorrenaladverseeffects,whichmayoccurwhenusinganonselectiveCOX antagonist.Meloxicamisanonsteroidalantiinflammatorydrugusedtocontrolpainand inflammationinveterinarypatients.Thepurposeofthisinvestigationwastoanalyzeplasma pharmacokineticsoforalmeloxicamtabletsinsixhealthyhorsesatadoseof0.6mg/kgonce dailyfor14days.Completebloodcount,serumchemistryandurinalysiswereusedto determinehealthstatuspriortoinitiationoftreatment.Gastroscopywasperformedbefore andafterthe14daycourseoftreatmenttoevaluateforthepresenceofgastriculcers. Heparinizedwholebloodwascollectedat0,20,and40minutes,andat1,2,4,8,12,and24 hoursondays1,7,and14throughanindwellingjugularcatheter.Troughsampleswere collectedondays4and10toassessdrugaccumulation.Analysisofplasmameloxicam concentrationswithineachsamplewasperformedusingmassspectrometry.Theobjectives forthisstudyweretodeterminepharmacokineticpropertiesoforaltabletscomparedto previouslyreportedresultsusingoralmeloxicamsuspensionandIVformulations.In addition,itwasouraimtodetermineifariskofgastriculcerationwasassociatedwithoral meloxicamadministrationinhorses.
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