Table 2. Review of pharmacokinetic studies of sulfadoxine (continued).
Study | Volume of distribution (V) | Clearance (CL) | Absorption rate constant (ka) | Terminal half-life (t½) | Additive residual variability | Proportional residual variability | Comment | ||
[L] | [L/kg] | [mL/h/kg] | [L/h] | [h−1] | [h] | [µg/L] | |||
Mansor et al. [32] | 30.90a | 0.084±0.013 | 1.30±1.10 | 255±61 | Mean±S.D. | ||||
Obua et al. [33] | Central: 0.13±47%; peripheral: 1.6±0% | 0.023±33% | 0.30 | 2.60 | 27% | Estimate±CV% | |||
Green et al. [34] | 15.0 (12.1–16.0) | 0.24 (0.021–0.27) | 1.01 (0.82–1.61) | 0.066 (0.048–0.092) | 148 (121–193) | Median (IQR) | |||
Trenque et al. [35] | 2.07±0% for 11 kg | 0.0108±16.3% for 11 kg | 0.055 | 139 c | 8.70 | 31% | Estimate±CV% | ||
Barnes et al. [36] | 0.40 (0.29–0.56) | 1.85 (1.15–2.89) | 161 (105–218) | Median (IQR) | |||||
Edstein et al. [34] | 0.25±0.03 | 0.79±0.15 | Mean±S.D. | ||||||
Corvaisier et al. [38] | 0.393±85% | 2.07b | 1.659±94% | 132±40% | Mean±CV% | ||||
Obua et al. [39] | 0.15 (0.12–0.18) | 0.39 (0.30–0.56) | 0.32 (0.29–0.62) | 229(139–272) | Median (range) | ||||
Overall | 0.25±33% | 1±33% | 1.5±0% | 173 | 0 | 30% |
Derived from clearance and plasma half-life (t½).
Derived from clearance and elimination rate constant (λ).
Derived from V/CL × ln(2).
Corrected by a factor of (BW/11 kg)0.72 for other body weight (BW) values.
Corrected by a factor of (BW/11 kg)0..64 for other body weight (BW) values.