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. 2023 Feb 10;78(4):946–952. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkad027

Table 4.

Plasma concentrations of ensitrelvir and nirmatrelvir in mice and hamsters

Plasma concentration
Mouse ETV 16 mg/kg ETV 32 mg/kg NTV 1000 mg/kg
t-C24h (ng/mL) 4820 ± 2500 20 700 ± 10 400 1010 ± 910
t-C48h (ng/mL) 22 400 ± 7500 37 700 ± 16 200 2050 ± 610
t-C72h (ng/mL) 26 100 ± 12 200 56 300 ± 22 700 2230 ± 650
f-C24h (ng/mL) 116 ± 60 497 ± 250 676 ± 609
f-C48h (ng/mL) 538 ± 180 905 ± 389 1370 ± 410
f-C72h (ng/mL) 626 ± 293 1350 ± 540 1490 ± 430
Hamster ETV 12.5 mg/kg ETV 50 mg/kg NTV 250 mg/kg NTV 750/250 mg/kg
t-C24h (ng/mL) 587 ± 183 7770 ± 4660 635 ± 375 1370 ± 190
t-C48h (ng/mL) 4490 ± 1310 29 300 ± 5100 1290 ± 60 1710 ± 470
t-C72h (ng/mL) 7530 ± 3960 16 700 ± 4000 1920 ± 600 1900 ± 660
f-C24h (ng/mL) 9.98 ± 3.11 132 ± 79 378 ± 224 817 ± 113
f-C48h (ng/mL) 76.3 ± 22.3 498 ± 87 769 ± 36 1020 ± 280
f-C72h (ng/mL) 128 ± 67 284 ± 68 1140 ± 360 1130 ± 390

ETV, ensitrelvir; NTV, nirmatrelvir; t-C, total concentration; f-C, unbound drug concentration; Cxxh, plasma concentration at xx h after the first administration of antiviral agent; f-Cxxh = t-Cxxh × (100%−protein binding rate).