Table 2.
Pharmacokinetic properties of meropenem and vaborbactam. Mean values reported
Populationa | Cmax (mg/L) | CL (L/h) | AUCb (mg·h/L) | t½ (h) | |
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Healthy adultsc | MEM | 43.4 | 15.1 | 414 | 1.22 |
VAB | 55.6 | 10.9 | 588 | 1.68 | |
Patientsc | MEM | 57.3 | 10.5 | 650 | 2.30 |
VAB | 71.3 | 7.95 | 835 | 2.25 |
AUC area under the concentration–time curve, CL plasma clearance, Cmax peak observed concentration, MEM meropenem, t½ elimination half-life, VAB vaborbactam
aEight healthy adults [17] and 295 patients (including 35 with impaired renal function) [49] received approved dosages (Sect. 6)
bAUC24 h (healthy adults) and AUC24 h at steady state (patients)
cMultiple-dose (7 days) pharmacokinetics (healthy adults) [17] and population pharmacokinetics (patients) [17, 49]