The principal pharmacokinetic parameters of dibekacin were studied in five adult subjects with normal renal function after IM and IV injection of a single dose of 1 mg/kg. The results obtained showed that the pharmacokinetics of dibekacine were independent of the dose (T1/2: 2.1 h; distribution volume: 14-161; renal clearance: congruent to 70 ml/min; urinary excretion in 24 hours congruent to 80%) and very similar to those of other aminoglycosides of the deoxystreptamine group.