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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 21.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 1989 Mar 10;261(10):1449–1457.

Table 2.

Cyclosporine Pharmacokinetics

Transplant Group Cyclosporine Clearance Rate, mL/min* per Kilogram Half-life, h Volume of Distribution, L/kg* Bioavailability, %
Pediatric renal (n = 7) 11.8 (9.8–15.5) 7.3 4.7 (3–7.4) 31

Pediatric liver (n = 7) 8.4 (1.9–13.9) <5–18

Multivisceral (n = 1) 3.4 11.3 IV 2.3 0
9.1 PO 2

3.8 16.0 IV 4.3
13.6 PO 8
*

Numbers in parentheses indicate range.

IV indicates intravenous; and PO, oral.