“…Chronokinetics is the study of biological rhythmdependent differences in drug absorption and disposition according to the time of day when medications are administered. Several authors have reported temporal variations in the pharmacokinetics of antimicrobial drugs, such as aminoglycosides (Lin et al, 1994;Bleyzac et al, 2000), betalactams (White et al, 1995;Mesnard-Ricci and White, 1998;Rebuelto et al, 2003a), and fluoroquinolones (Sarveshwer Rao et al, 1997;Rebuelto et al, 2003b). Moreover, previous studies on laboratory animals have shown temporal variations in the renal toxicity induced by tobramycin (Lin et al, 1994), isepamicin (Yoshiyama et al, 1993), and gentamicin (Beauchamp et al, 1997) with a peak observed when treatment is administered during the resting period, and a trough when given during the activity period.…”