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. 2011 Jun;72(3):95–108. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2011.04.001

Table V.

Pharmacokinetic parameters and 90% CIs* for the ratios of the geometric means of their log-transformed values for the 2 azithromycin capsule formulations (n = 12, where n is the number of volunteers).

Pharmacokinetic Parameters Test Formulation Reference Formulation P T/R Point Estimate
Cmax (µg/mL)
 Mean (SD) 0.34 (0.03) 0.38 (0.04) 0.06 0.88
 Range 0.31–0.40 0.31–0.47 0.83–0.93*
 Median 0.34 0.39
 %CV 8.99 14.21
Tmax (h)
 Mean (SD) 2.83 (0.39) 2.91 (0.29) 0.56 0.97
 Range 2.00–3.00 2.00–3.00 0.86–1.08*
 Median 3.00 3.00
 %CV 13.74 9.90
AUC0–48 (h·µg/mL)
 Mean (SD) 2.75 (0.46) 2.85 (0.48) 0.61 0.96
 Range 2.00–3.76 2.14–3.55 0.85–1.10*
 Median 2.72 2.87
 %CV 16.74 16.26
t1/2 (h)
 Mean (SD) 9.20 (1.63) 8.79 (1.02) 0.47 1.05
 Range 5.96–12.03 6.83–10.70 0.92–1.17*
 Median 8.70 8.81
MRT (h)
 Mean (SD) 13.27 (2.35) 12.68 (1.48) 0.47 1.05
 Range 8.60–17.35 9.85–15.5 0.92–1.16*
 Median 12.55 12.70
AUMC (h·µg/mL)
 Mean (SD) 36.90 (11.02) 36.57 (9.14) 0.94
 Range 23.98–61.34 21.08–50.82
 Median 33.31 36.76

AUMC = area under moment curve; CV = coefficient of variation; MRT = mean residence time; T/R = test/reference.