Figure 2.
Interoccasion variability (κ, kappa) vs. time of administration of midazolam for oral bioavailability (F) (a,d), absorption rate constant (Ka) (b,e), and clearance (CL) (c,f). Left column represents IOV (κ) vs. time plots of the simple model in which no cosine function was incorporated (a–c) and right column represents IOV (κ) vs. time plots of the models after implementation of a cosine function for oral bioavailability (d), a multiplication factor at the 14:00 hour administration time for absorption rate constant (e) and a cosine function for clearance (f). The k values used in these IOV plots are empirical Bayes estimates (EBEs) of the interoccasional random effect (NONMEM ETA) in the parameter involved (oral bioavailability, absorption rate constant, or clearance).