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. 2020 Apr 20;10(7):1216–1227. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2020.04.007

Table 3.

Predicted plasma and lung tissue exposure under different dosage regimens of chloroquine phosphate.

No. Dosage design Visual population (default models in Simcyp) Plasma
Lung (mean value of five lobes)
Cmax (ng/mL) AUC (h·μg/mL)
Ctrough (μg/mL)
AUC (h·μg/mL)
0–120 h 0–240 h Day 1 (24 h) Day 3 (72 h) Day 5 (120 h) Day 7 (168 h) Day 10 (240 h) 0–120 h 0–240 h
A Day 1: 1000 mg, 500 mg
Days 2–3: 500 mg QD
Chinese healthy volunteers 215 17.3 27.4 10.5 29.0 39.4 45.9 51.2 2760 8350
B Days 1–10: 500 mg QD Chinese healthy volunteers 283 13.6 38.7 3.79 16.0 32.0 50.6 81.1 1690 8450
C Days 1–7: 500 mg BID Chinese healthy volunteers 416 25.5 63.1 6.21 29.2 60.6 97.2 129 3020 15,100
D Day 1: 750 mg BID
Days 2–5: 500 mg BID
Chinese healthy volunteers 364 29.2 54.9 9.32 35.6 68.8 90.2 108 3650 14,700
E Day 1: 750 mg, 500 mg
Days 2–3: 500 mg BID
Days 4–5: 250 mg BID
Chinese healthy volunteers 270 23.9 43.1 8.65 32.8 56.7 71.8 84.1 3220 12,000
F Days 1–5: 250 mg BID Chinese healthy volunteers 172 12.5 24.4 3.11 14.6 30.3 40.4 48.6 1510 6470