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. 2009 Dec 14;4(12):e8184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008184

Table 3. Residual plasma concentrations of antimalarials found prior to treatment in 148 malaria patients [ng/mL].

Antimalarial Patients (%) Mean Median Minimum Maximum
Lumefantrine 80 (54.1) 25.3 15.8 4.4 181.8
Desbutyl-lumefantrine 7 (4.7) 7.3 5.9 4.8 12.2
Sulfadoxine 77 (52.0) 4′480.2 4.4 0.6 138′887.5
Pyrimethamine 15 (10.1) 56.8 7.1 0.9 391.3
Quinine 16 (10.8) 318.0 26.3 4.4 2′947.2

No artemether, artesunate, dihydroartemisinin, amodiaquine, N-desethyl-amodiaquine, piperaquine, pyronaridine, mefloquine, or chloroquine was found.