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. 1998 Feb;42(2):293–297. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.2.293

TABLE 1.

Pharmacokinetic parameters for a group of HIV-seropositive receiving foscarnet orally and intravenouslya

Group and day Cmax (μM) Tmax (h) t1/2z (h) AUC0–∞ (μM · h) F (%) Accumulation ratio Urinary excretion of foscarnet over 24 h (% of dose)
90 mg/kg QD
 Day 1 (n = 6) 46.4 ± 10.8 1.6 ± 0.7 6.7 ± 2.6 300 ± 60 9.1 ± 2.2 7.7 ± 3.0
 Day 8 (n = 6) 86.2 ± 35.8b 1.4 ± 0.6 7.6 ± 1.2 646 ± 243c 2.1 ± 1.1 16.6 ± 7.4b
90 mg/kg BIDd
 Day 1 (n = 6) 45.7 ± 6.9 2.0 ± 0.3 4.0 ± 1.3 298 ± 47 9.5 ± 1.7 8.7 ± 2.1
 Day 8 (n = 4e) 78.7 ± 35.2 1.8 ± 0.7 5.7 ± 2.7 688 ± 223b 1.8 ± 0.4 11.3 ± 2.8
180 mg/kg QD
 Day 1 (n = 3) 64.9 ± 31.7 1.7 ± 0.3 5.4 ± 0.4 494 ± 188 7.6 ± 3.7 6.0 ± 2.7
 Day 8 (n = 3) 86.4 ± 25.0 2.0 ± 1.0 5.6 ± 0.4 826 ± 195 1.7 ± 0.7 9.9 ± 2.5
90 mg/kg intravenously (n = 13e) 887.3 ± 102.7 2.0 ± 0.0 5.7 ± 0.2 3,308 ± 496 95.3 ± 4.9
a

Tmax, time to Cmax; F, bioavailability; the other abbreviations are defined in the text. Values are means ± standard deviations. 

b

P < 0.05 versus day 1. 

c

P < 0.01 versus day 1. 

d

Data are for first dose of BID dosing schedule. 

e

Excludes data for two patients who withdrew from the study.