Table II.
Pharmacokinetic Parameter | Explanation | Estimate [RSE%a] | Bootstrap Analysis
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Median | 95% CI [2.5th–97.5th percentile] | |||
km (1/h) | First-order metabolizing rate constant of MMF to MPA | 1.69 [14.4] | 1.70 | [1.46 – 2.60] |
CL (L/h) | MPA clearance | 36.9 [5.4] | 36.4 | [34.1 – 39.5] |
Vc (L) | Volume of central compartment | 11.9 [46.0] | 11.3 | [4.79 – 22.8] |
Q (L/h) | Intercompartmental clearanceb | 15.3 [12.9] | 15.2 | [12.4 – 18.7] |
Vp (L) | Volume of peripheral compartment | 182 [16.9] | 200 | [122– 300] |
Inter-individual variability | ||||
η km (CV%) | 17.0 [219.7] | 24.9 | [4.02 – 54.0] | |
η CL (CV%) | 34.5 [25.0] | 34.1 | [28.5 – 39.5] | |
η Vc (CV%) | 71.7 [114.2] | 70.5 | [40.2 – 131.1] | |
η Q (CV%) | 80.4 [33.5] | 79.9 | [64.2 – 97.3] | |
η Vp (CV%) | 127.3 [34.1] | 127.5 | [88.0 – 165.0] | |
Proportional error (CV%) | 44.5 [9.2] | 44.5 | [36.9 – 49.0] | |
Additive error (mg/L) | 0.10 [23.1] | 0.09 | [0.032 – 0.17] |
RSE = relative standard error; CV = coefficient of variation;
between central and peripheral compartment;
median half-life estimate was 11.9 hr