Skip to main content
. 2021 Jun 18;10(6):739. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10060739

Table 4.

Summary of pharmacokinetic measurements and percentage attaining target at various simulated doses. Cmax = peak serum concentration. AUC0–24 = serum total area under the concentration time curve. IQR= interquartile range.

Drug Simulated Dose (mg) Target Cmax (mg/L) AUC0–24 (mg·h/L)
Median (IQR) Attaining Target (%) Median (IQR) Attaining Target (%)
Rifampin 600 Cmax: 8 mg/L 4.6 (3.4–6.4) 16.30 34.5 (26.3–42.2) 43.6
900 6.8 (4.8–9.6) 34.7 52.3 (36.6–63.5) 78
1200 9 (6.3–12.7) 57.1 71.2 (48.1–84) 92.7
1500 AUC0–24: 35.4 mg·h/L 11.2 (7.9–16) 73.5 90.6 (66.7–105.6) 97.7
1800 13.3 (9.5–19.2) 81.6 108.8 (79–123.9) 100
Isoniazid 300 Cmax: 3 mg/L 0.9 (0.7–1) 0 10.2 (8.7–11.8) 0
450 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 0 15.3 (13.1–17.7) 0
600 1.7 (1.5–2) 4.1 20.5 (17.4–23.6) 2.3
750 AUC0–24: 52 mg·h/L 2.2 (1.8–2.5) 8.2 25.6 (21.7–29-6) 2.3
900 2.6 (2.2–3.1) 28.6 30.7 (26.1–35.5) 4.5
Pyrazinamide 1000 Cmax: 20 mg/L 25.7 (19.1–36) 69.4 303.8 (231.6–466.1) 42.9
1500 38 (28.7–54.3) 89.8 466 (351.1–702.1) 71.4
2000 50.4 (38.1–72.6) 91.8 624.7 (469.5–934.8) 85.1
2500 AUC0–24: 363 mg·h/L 63.1 (47.4–90.8) 96 778.5 (588–1167.8) 89.6
3000 75.8 (56.7–109.2) 98 933 (706.6–1403.9) 91.7
Ethambutol 800 Cmax: 2 mg/L 1.6 (1.2–2.2) 32.6 13 (10–18.6)
1200 2.4 (1.7–3.3) 63.2 19.5 (15–28)
1600 3.2 (2.3–4.4) 89.8 26 (20–37.1)
2000 3.9 (2.9–5.5) 93.8 32.5 (25–46.4)
2400 4.7 (3.5–6.5) 93.8 39 (30–55.7)