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Pharmacokinetics Of Orally Administered Prednisolone In Alpacas, Ricardo Videla, Carla Sommardahl, Joseph Smith, Deanna M.W. Schaeffer, Sherry Cox
Pharmacokinetics Of Orally Administered Prednisolone In Alpacas, Ricardo Videla, Carla Sommardahl, Joseph Smith, Deanna M.W. Schaeffer, Sherry Cox
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This study aimed to determine the pharmacokinetics of prednisolone following intravenous and oral administration in healthy adult alpacas. Healthy adult alpacas were given prednisolone (IV, n = 4), as well as orally (PO, n = 6). Prednisolone was administered IV once (1 mg/kg). Oral administration was once daily for 5 days (2 mg/kg). Each treatment was separated by a minimum 4 month washout period. Samples were collected at 0 (pre-administration), 0.083, 0.167, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 h after IV administration, and at 0 (pre-administration), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 after …