Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Bioavailability is 37% following oral administration. Absorption is not affected by food. Azithromycin is extensively distributed in tissues with tissue concentrations reaching up to 50 times greater than plasma concentrations. Drug becomes concentrated within macrophages and polymorphonucleocytes giving it good activity against Chlamydia trachomatis.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
* 31.1 L/kg
▧ Protein binding :
Serum protein binding is variable in the concentration range approximating human exposure, decreasing from 51% at 0.02 µg/mL to 7% at 2 µg/mL.
▧ Metabolism :
Hepatic. In vitro and in vivo studies to assess the metabolism of azithromycin have not been performed.
▧ Route of Elimination :
Biliary excretion of azithromycin, predominantly as unchanged drug, is a major route of elimination.
▧ Half Life :
68 hours
▧ Clearance :
* apparent plasma cl=630 mL/min [following single 500 mg oral and i.v. doses]