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. 2017 Nov 14;14(11):e1002428. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002428

Table 2. Tacrolimus level results at each time point for individuals with a kidney or liver transplant.

Individuals with a kidney transplant

PK time point (min/h)
Innovator Generic Hi Generic Lo
p-Value
First exposure Second exposure First exposure Second exposure First exposure Second exposure
Mean ng/ml SD Mean ng/ml SD Mean ng/ml SD Mean ng/ml SD Mean ng/ml SD Mean ng/ml SD
0 6.1 2.2 5.3 1.5 6.1 2.0 5.7 1.7 6.2 1.8 5.6 1.7 0.36
20 min 6.5 2.5 5.8 2.0 6.8 2.3 6.9 4.0 7.4 3.3 6.8 3.0 0.25
40 min 9.7 4.9 9.0 4.9 11.2 6.0 11.6 8.8 12.9 6.8 11.5 6.4 0.06
1 h 12.2 7.4 12.3 8.4 14.7 9.2 13.7 7.6 16.0 8.0 13.9 6.7 0.11
80 min 13.2 7.1 13.3 7.4 15.6 9.6 14.4 6.9 16.6 8.2 14.1 5.4 0.33
100 min 14.0 8.2 13.3 5.9 15.6 8.7 13.9 5.8 16.0 8.1 13.4 4.5 0.72
2 h 13.6 7.4 13.2 5.6 14.6 7.0 13.1 5.0 15.2 7.9 13.0 4.1 0.86
140 min 13.1 6.7 12.7 5.0 14.5 6.5 12.1 4.5 14.3 7.3 12.0 3.6 0.76
160 min 12.9 6.8 11.7 4.6 13.6 5.9 11.4 3.8 13.7 7.4 11.6 3.5 0.72
3 h 12.3 5.9 11.0 3.7 12.6 5.2 11.0 3.9 13.1 7.0 11.0 3.6 0.79
4 h 9.9 3.8 9.0 3.0 10.4 3.3 9.3 3.1 10.7 4.8 9.3 3.5 0.37
5 h 8.2 3.0 7.7 2.3 8.8 2.7 8.0 2.4 8.9 3.2 7.8 2.3 0.44
6 h 7.4 2.4 7.1 2.3 7.9 2.5 7.2 2.1 7.9 2.8 7.0 2.0 0.54
8 h 6.6 2.2 6.2 1.9 6.9 2.2 6.2 1.6 6.9 2.3 6.2 1.7 0.50
12 h 5.6 1.8 5.2 1.6 5.9 1.8 5.3 1.3 5.9 2.1 5.3 1.3 0.51
Individuals with a liver transplant
0 4.1 1.6 3.9 1.5 4.3 1.7 4.5 2.5 4.2 1.7 4.2 1.7 0.90
20 min 4.5 1.9 4.7 1.8 5.0 2.0 5.3 2.6 5.0 2.2 5.4 2.5 0.57
40 min 7.7 4.4 7.8 4.5 9.7 4.9 9.5 5.6 9.1 4.9 10.9 6.6 0.18
1 h 10.5 6.7 9.5 5.3 11.7 6.2 11.5 7.4 11.8 6.9 12.3 7.5 0.53
80 min 11.4 6.6 9.9 5.4 11.4 6.1 11.4 7.3 12.4 7.8 11.3 6.0 0.85
100 min 11.1 6.0 9.5 5.0 10.9 6.0 10.6 6.2 11.4 7.2 10.4 5.1 0.91
2 h 10.5 5.2 8.9 4.5 10.2 5.9 9.4 5.2 10.7 6.7 9.5 4.3 0.80
140 min 9.7 4.6 8.2 4.1 9.3 5.3 8.4 4.4 9.7 5.9 8.7 3.7 0.68
160 min 8.8 4.0 7.6 3.8 8.5 4.7 7.8 3.9 9.1 5.4 8.0 3.4 0.72
3 h 8.1 3.6 7.3 3.6 8.0 4.4 7.4 3.5 8.5 4.9 7.5 3.1 0.81
4 h 6.4 2.7 6.1 3.1 6.5 3.3 6.4 2.8 6.9 3.7 6.2 2.4 0.89
5 h 5.5 2.2 5.3 2.5 5.6 2.7 5.5 2.5 5.9 2.8 5.4 2.0 0.95
6 h 4.9 1.9 4.7 2.1 5.1 2.3 5.1 2.4 5.4 2.4 4.9 1.9 0.88
8 h 4.3 1.7 4.2 1.8 4.6 2.1 4.5 2.0 4.7 2.1 4.4 1.7 0.92
12 h 3.7 1.5 3.6 1.5 3.9 1.7 3.9 1.8 3.9 1.8 3.7 1.4 0.96

PK, pharmacokinetics; SD, standard deviation.