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. 2001 Feb;45(2):517–524. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.2.517-524.2001

TABLE 5.

Summary of hypericin peak and trough concentrations

Patient no. Dose (mg/kg) Mean Cmaxa ± SD (ng/ml) Mean Cminb ± SD (ng/ml) Mean Cmin, endc ± SD (ng/ml)
1 0.05 32.7 21.3 ± 4.0 21.4 ± 0.6
2 0.05 16.7 10.9
3 0.05 17.5 12.7 ± 0.7 13.6
4 0.05 39.2 25.6 ± 1.4 24.6 ± 2.6
5 0.05 21.1 16.7 ± 4.3
6 0.05 54.9 18.9 ± 4.0 20.4
7 0.05 19.6 11.1
8 0.05 18.4 9.9
9 0.05  35.3 ± 4.1  21.5 ± 7.8 11.6
10 0.05 25.6 13.0 ± 2.9 20.3 ± 1.2
11 0.05 19.0 9.2
12 0.05  36.8 ± 0.1  13.9 ± 4.5 14.1 ± 0.3
 Mean 28.1 15.4 18.0
 Median 4.0 13.5 20.3
 SD 11.8 5.3 4.9
13 0.10 79.2 28.5 ± 8.4 25.5 ± 6.9
14 0.10 66.3 39.4 ± 3.8 42.2 ± 5.1
15 0.10  78.5 ± 11.1 40.8 ± 7.3 47.0 ± 1.6
16 0.10 30.4 19.7 ± 5.3 21.2 ± 2.5
17 0.10 66.6 41.7 ± 5.8
18 0.10 112.4 47.7 ± 6.0 48.8 ± 2.8
19 0.10 120.9 ± 10.4 71.9 ± 14.5 85
 Mean 79.2 41.7 45.0
 Median 78.5 40.8 44.6
 SD 30.4 15.9 22.7
a

Average of values from days 7 and 14, when available. 

b

Average of values from days 7, 14, and 28, when available. 

c

Cmin, end, Cmin at end of treatment cycle.