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. 2021 May 5;10(11):1279–1289. doi: 10.1002/cpdd.950

Table 2.

Summary of the PK Parameters of Caffeine and Paraxanthine Following Administration of Caffeine + Placebo (Day 1) and of Caffeine + CBD (Day 26) — PK Analysis Set

Primary Analysis Sensitivity Analysis
Parameter Caffeine + Placebo (Day 1) n = 16 Caffeine + CBD (Day 26) n = 9 Caffeine + CBD (Day 26) n = 6
Caffeine
AUC0‐t (ng∙h/mL) 45 600 (55.5) 82 800 (35.4) 89 600 (33.5)
AUC0‐∞ (ng∙h/mL) 46 900 (57.4) 89 200 (38.2) 97 900 (36.1)
Cmax (ng/mL) 4710 (22.1) 5270 (20.8) 5520 (18.7)
tmax a (h) 1.51 (0.50‐3.00) 3.00 (0.50‐5.00) 3.00 (0.50‐4.13)
tlast a (h) 35.99 (18.00‐47.92) 48.00 (35.92‐48.00) 48.00 (35.92‐48.00)
t1/2 (h) 5.40 (42.5) 10.9 (32.5) 11.7 (35.1)
tlag a (h) 0.00 (0.00‐0.00) 0.00 (0.00‐0.00) 0.00 (0.00‐0.00)
CL/F (L/h) 5.55 (50.2) 2.57 (39.4) 2.30 (37.9)
Paraxanthine
Parameter Caffeine + Placebo (Day 1) n = 16

Caffeine + CBD (Day 26) n = 7

Caffeine + CBD (Day 26) n = 6

Caffeine 22 200 (26.1) 24 100 (13.0) 24 100 (14.2)
AUC0‐∞ (ng∙h/mL) 23 900 (29.9) 28 300 (18.4) 28 600 (19.8)
Cmax (ng/mL) 1250 (19.9) 895 (16.4) 905 (17.5)
tmax a (h) 7.99 (4.00‐18.02) 14.00 (5.97‐18.00) 14.00 (10.00‐18.00)
tlast a (h) 36.00 (24.00‐47.92) 48.00 (35.92‐48.00) 48.00 (35.92‐48.00)
t1/2 (h) 7.15 (55.3) 13.7 (30.4) 13.8 (33.0)
tlag a (h) 0.00 (0.00‐0.52) 0.00 (0.00‐0.50) 0.00 (0.00‐0.50)
MRAUC0‐t 0.603 (27.0) 0.323 (26.1) 0.311 (27.2)
MRAUC0‐∞ 0.627 (25.5) 0.349 (23.6) 0.336 (24.6)
MRCmax 0.299 (28.5) 0.186 (18.4) 0.180 (18.2)

AUC0‐t, area under the plasma concentration‐time curve up to time t, where t is the last point with a concentration above the lower limit of quantification; AUC0‐∞, area under the plasma concentration‐time curve from time 0 to infinity; CBD, cannabidiol; Cmax, maximum (peak) concentration of drug in blood plasma; CV%, coefficient of variation; FU, follow‐up; max, maximum; min, minimum; MRAUC0‐t, ratio of metabolite AUC0‐t to parent AUC0‐t; MRAUC0‐∞, ratio of metabolite AUC0‐∞ to parent AUC0‐∞; MRCmax, ratio of metabolite Cmax to parent Cmax; PK, pharmacokinetic; t1/2, terminal‐phase half‐life; tlag, time to the observation prior to the first observation with a quantifiable plasma concentration; tlast, time of Ĉlast (the estimated last plasma concentration); tmax, (observed) time after drug administration at which peak plasma concentration occurs.

Note: For the treatment of caffeine + placebo, the primary analysis and sensitivity analysis are equal.

Note: Arithmetic mean (%CV) is presented unless otherwise noted.

a

Median (min‐max).