Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in pre-ruminant calves after intravenous, oral, and subcutaneous administration.

Meloxicam is routinely used for pain alleviation in pre-ruminant calves during husbandry procedures. The pharmacokinetics of a single dose (0.5 mg/kg) of meloxicam was investigated after intravenous (IV), subcutaneous (SC), and oral (PO) administration in 30 pre-ruminant calves. Each group included 10 calves. Oral meloxicam was administered at least 1 h after feeding. Plasma samples were collected for up to 168 h, and the meloxicam concentration was analysed with liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, followed by a noncompartmental pharmacokinetic analysis. The maximum meloxicam concentrations in plasma were 1.91 ± 0.27 μg/mL and 1.77 ± 0.16 μg/mL after SC and PO routes, respectively. The time of maximum concentration was 7.6 ± 2.8 h after SC and 10.0 ± 5.7 h after PO administration. The approximate bioavailability of meloxicam was 97% for SC and PO routes. The elimination half-lives were 79.2 ± 12.4, 84.6 ± 24.8, and 84.8 ± 22.3 h after IV, SC, and PO routes, respectively. The results suggest that the therapeutic meloxicam concentrations in plasma that are required for pain relief in other species, such as horses, may be maintained for several days following a single dose (0.5 mg/kg) administered IV, SC, or PO in calves. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Annemari Jokela, Alexandra Nyrhilä, Magdy Adam, Kati Salla, Marja Raekallio, Riikka Aho, Marianna Norring, Ann-Helena Hokkanen. Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in pre-ruminant calves after intravenous, oral, and subcutaneous administration. Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics. 2024 Mar;47(2):143-149

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