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. 2013 Mar 19;76(6):868–879. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12118

Table 2.

Fitted parameters in the final model

Parameter Abbreviation Units Population mean (%CV) Variability* SD (%CV)
Systemic clearance CL l h−1 44.9 (3.1) 0.139 (26.4)
Volume of central plasma compartment V1 l 11.3 (6.7) 0.147 (93.1)
Intercompartmental clearance Q1 l h−1 25.6 (8.9) 0.172 (128)
Volume of peripheral PK compartment V2 l 19 (4.4) 0 (fixed)
Intercompartmental clearance Q2 l h−1 8.23 (6.4) 0.184 (60.6)
Volume of peripheral PK compartment V3 l 71.5 (6.8) 0.165 (56.1)
Bioavailability after inhalation with concomitant charcoal treatment expressed as odds BIO – 1.11 (18) 0.452 (56.9)
Parameter related to fraction of dose with slow absorption Rslow – 6.48 (8.1) 0.231 (29.8)
Parameter related to fraction of dose with intermediate absorption Rmed – 0.734 (16.8) 0.355 (55.1)
Inferred absolute oral bioavailability FORAL – 0.082 (15.2) 0.329 (53.9)
Slow lung absorption rate Kslow h−1 0.009 (10.1) 0.178 (57.6)
Intermediate lung absorption rate Kmed h−1 1.54 (20.9) 0.455 (93.2)
GI tract absorption rate KGI h−1 0.34 (8.2) 0.14 (138.1)
Residual error (SD) – – 0.148 (3.5) –

Estimates were obtained by fitting the model to the plasma profiles. Provided values are population estimates (%CV).

*

Reported variabilities are unitless standard deviations of multiplicative exponential random effects. CV, coefficient of variation; GI, gastrointestinal; PK, pharmacokinetic.