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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Retin Eye Res. 2020 Sep 4;82:100901. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2020.100901

Table 4.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of bimatoprost (Bim) and bimatoprost acid (BimA) in aqueous humor after bimatoprost administration through topical or intracameral routes in pre-clinical and clinical studies. Key: NR-Not reported; Cmax- Maximum concentration; Tmax- Time for maximum concentration; AUC- Area under the concentration–time curve; BLQ- below limit of quantitation;

Route (frequency and duration) Species Drug product Cmax Tmax AUC Reference
Bim BimA Bim BimA Bim BimA
Plain drug solution
Topical (once daily for 21 days) Human (cataract surgery patients) Lumigan® (0.03 %) 2.83 ± 0.57 ng/mL 12.84 ± 6.82 ng/ml 1 hr 2 hr 6.82 ng.hr/mL (0–5 hr) 30.51 ng.hr/mL (0–5 hr) Faulkner R et al., 2010
Topical (single dose) Human (cataract surgery patients) Lumigan® (0.03 %) 2.74 ± 1.50 ng/mL 2.78 ±1.37 ng/mL l hr 3 hr NR NR Cantor et al. 2007
Topical (once daily for 4 days) New Zealand white rabbit Lumigan® (0.01 %) NR (BLQ by 1 hr) 13.9 ± 1.8 ng/mL NR 1 hr NR 42.8±3.1 ng.hr/mL (0–8 hr) Shen et al. 2017
Topical (twice daily for 3 days + single dose on day 4) New Zealand white rabbit Lumigan® (0.01 %) NR (BLQ by 1 hr) 18.3 ± 2.7 ng/mL NR 1 hr NR 62.3±4.8 ng.hr/mL (0–8 hr) Shen et al. 2017
Topical (single dose) Pigmented rabbit (HY79b) Bimatoprost (0.03 %) 12.11 ± 21.72 ng/mL 29.58 ± 26.37 ng/mL l hr l hr 12.31 ng.hr/mL (0.25–24 hr) 98.79 ng.hr/mL (0.25–24 hr) Shafiee et al. 2013
Topical (single dose) Pigmented rabbit (HY79b) Bimatoprost (0.03%) formulated in DuraSite 26.57 ± 19.16 ng/mL 103.4 ± 42.36 ng/mL 0.5 hr 2 hr 24.29 ng.hr/mL (0.25–24 hr) 302.6 ng.hr/mL (0.25–24 hr) Shafiee et al. 2013
Topical (single dose) Cynomolgus monkey Bimatoprost (0.1 %) 41.8 ng/g=mL NR 0.5 hr NR 110 ng.hr/g (0–24 hr) NR Woodward et al. 2003
Topical (twice daily for 9.5 days) Cynomolgus monkey Bimatoprost (0.1 %) 14.2 ng/g=mL NR 6 hr NR 102 ng.hr/g (0–24 hr) NR Woodward et al. 2003
Topical (once daily for 7 days) Beagle dog Lumigan® (0.03 %) 0.285 ± 0.166 ng/g 3.29 ± 0.35 ng/g l hr 9 hr 1.45 ± 0.41 ng.hr/mL (0–9 hr) 18.6 ± 2.6 ng.hr/mL (0–9 hr) Seal et al. 2019
Sustained-release implant
Intracameral (single dose) Beagle dog Bimatoprost sustained release implant (15 μg) 22.9 ± 19.6 ng/g 1.27 ± 0.30 ng/g 27 day 52 day 727 ± 511 ng.day/mL (0–6 month) 44.0 ± 6.6 ng.day/mL (0–6 month) Seal et al. 2019
Intracameral (single dose) Beagle dog Bimatoprost sustained release implant (8 μg) 3.92 ng/mL* 1.83 ng/mL* 11 week* 11 week* 25.19 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* 11.28 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* Shen J et al. 2020
Intracameral (single dose) Beagle dog Bimatoprost sustained release implant (15 μg) 4.61 ng/mL* 1.26 ng/mL* 11 week* 9 week* 34.75 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* 9.70 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* Shen J et al. 2020
Intracameral (single dose) Beagle dog Bimatoprost sustained release implant (30 μg) 8.61 ng/mL* 1.95 ng/mL* 11 week* 11 week* 65.83 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* 15.51 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* Shen J et al. 2020
Intracameral (single dose) Beagle dog Bimatoprost sustained release implant (60 μg) 10.80 ng/mL* 3.61 ng/mL* 7 week* 11 week* 85.06 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* 29.35 ng.day/mL (2–14 week)* Shen J et al. 2020
*

indicates that parameters are estimated/extracted.