| nAChRs | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
| PK | pharmacokinetics |
| PopPK | population pharmacokinetics |
| PD | pharmacodynamics |
| CI | confidence interval |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| CL | clearance |
| Vz | the volume of distribution during the terminal elimination phase |
| Tmax | the peak concentration time |
| Cmax | peak concentration |
| t1/2 | terminal half-life |
| WT | body weight |
| NLME | nonlinear mixed-effects model |
| OFV | objective function value |
| AIC | Akaike Information Criterion |
| BIC | Bayesian Information Criterion |
| VPC | visual predictive check |
| RED | Rapid Equilibrium Dialysis |
| PI | prediction intervals |
| PRED | population predicted concentrations |
| IPRED | individual predicted concentrations |
| NCA | noncompartmental analysis |