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. 2004 Jun;48(6):2061–2068. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2061-2068.2004

TABLE 2.

Fitted PK parameters

Parametera 250 mg IR BID
500 mg XR QD
500 mg IR BID
1,000 mg XR QD
Mean Median CV (%) Mean Median CV (%) Mean Median CV (%) Mean Median CV (%)
V1/F (liters) 47.4 41.7 64.5 62.7 66.8 45.6 56.4 55.4 66.8 80.9 77.5 43.3
Vp/F (liters) 203 197 25.6 174 166 31.8 213 216 33.1 198 191 25.9
Vss/F (liters) 250 242 21.1 237 217 25.9 269 277 26.6 279 277 18.4
CLd/F (liters/h) 59.8 58.5 39.5 34.6 31.1 46.8 58.0 55.0 48.6 32.7 29.7 39.2
CLt/F (liters/h) 63.2 61.1 26.1 68.3 64.6 29.5 63.0 62.1 27.2 68.8 60.8 38.0
CLR (liters/h) 21.5 21.5 22.9 22.9 22.2 17.7 23.2 23.8 22.4 23.8 24.1 16.4
TLag (h) 0.551 0.386 172 0.379 0.380 69.5 0.708 0.471 146 0.556 0.464 66.8
ka (h−1) 0.963 0.689 89.0 0.476 0.444 41.9 0.718 0.598 77.2 0.425 0.405 31.1
a

V1/F, volume of distribution of the central compartment; F, fraction of administered dose systemically available (unidentifiable); Vp/F, volume of distribution of the peripheral compartment; Vss/F, V1/F plus Vp/F; CLd/F, distributional clearance; CLt/F, total clearance; CLR, renal clearance; TLag, lag time before onset of absorption; ka, absorption rate constant.