Table 1.

Summary of the proportions of individuals who would receive a primaquine (PQ) dose within the defined therapeutic dosing range of 0.15–0.38 mg base/kg body weight, an underdose (<0.15 mg base/kg), and a supratherapeutic dose (>0.38 mg base/kg)

Age band, years	Weight for age			PQ dose mg base	Underdose	Therapeutic dose	Supratherapeutic dose	PQ mg base/kg
	1st	median	99th		n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	1st	median	99th
0.5–4 (n = 5640)	6.5	11.0	17.1	2.5	89 (1.58)	5,494 (97.41)	57 (1.01)	0.15	0.23	0.38
5–9 (n = 1669)	11.0	17.0	28.8	5	5 (0.3)	1,511 (90.53)	153 (9.17)	0.18	0.29	0.45
10–14 (n = 1508)	19.0	28.0	49.0	7.5	8 (0.53)	1473 (97.68)	27 (1.79)	0.15	0.27	0.39
≥15 (n = 19,321)	36.0	51.1	74.9	15	0	18,489 (95.69)	832 (4.31)	0.20	0.29	0.42

Corresponding mg base/kg doses of PQ are shown for the 1st, 50th (median), and 99th centiles