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. 2020 May 9;13(4):642–645. doi: 10.1111/cts.12797

Table 3.

Simulated unbound HCQ heart Cmax values with HCQ dosing of 400 mg b.i.d. for 1 day followed by 200 mg b.i.d. for 4 days or 200 mg t.i.d. for 10 days

HCQ dosing regimen Unbound Cmax day 1 (ng/mL) Unbound Cmax day 3 (ng/mL) Unbound Cmax day 5 (ng/mL) Unbound Cmax day 10 (ng/mL)
400 mg b.i.d. for 1 day followed by 200 mg b.i.d. for 4 days 20,600 24,100 32,050 21,800
200 mg t.i.d. for 10 days 14,450 28,400 40,750 68,500

Cmax, maximum concentration; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; PBPK, physiologically based pharmacokinetic; K P, partitioning coefficient.