Skip to main content
. 2018 Jan 13;57(7):797–816. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0623-4

Table 4.

Pharmacokinetics of the different glycopeptides after multiple-dose administration in healthy individuals

Name Dose (mg) Administration N Cmax (mg/L) AUC (mg·h/L) AUC24 (mg·h/L) t½ (h) CLtotal Clss (mL/h/kg) VSS (mL/kg) References
(mL/min/kg) (mL/min)
Telavancin 10 mg/kg od, 3 days, IV 20 116 ± 30 862.8 cal 785 ± 111 7.41 ± 1.08 13.0 ± 1.9 122 ± 22 [40]
Dalbavancin 1000 LD, 500 MD ow, 2 weeks, IV 9 278.3 ± 52.6 33,851 ± 8184 321 ± 24 0.783 ± 0.183 213.5cal [41]
Oritavancin 200 od, 3 days, IV 8 46.2 ± 10.7 457 ± 99.4 [36]
Vancomycin 500 qd, 5 doses, IV 11 40.3 ± 6.2 8.1 ± 2.2 84.8 ± 11.5a 588 ± 130 [43]
Vancomycin 1000 bid, 3 doses, IV 11 65.7 ± 7.9 7.7 ± 1.8 86.1 ± 8.9a 587 ± 40
Teicoplanin 6 mg/kg bid 1 day, then od for 13 days 9 159 0.203 1380 [42]
Teicoplanin 12 mg/kg bid 1 day, then od for 13 days 7 155 0.233 1180

AUC area under the concentration–time curve, AUC24 AUC from time zero to 24 h, AUC AUC from time zero to infinity, bid twice daily, cal value calculated using common pharmacokinetic equations, CLtotal apparent total body clearance, CLss CLtotal in steady state, Cmax maximum plasma concentration, IV intravenous, LD loading dose, MD maintenance dose, N number of subjects, od once daily, ow once weekly, t½ elimination half-life, Vss volume of distribution in steady state

amL/min/1.73 m2