Table 1

Primary parameters to be included in WARN Pharmacokinetic Database

Patient characteristics
Antimalarial
Methodology
Pharmacokinetic parameters

Malaria status [1]
Generic name
Sampling times (to include sampling on day of recurrence of parasitemia)
Day 7 concentration (median, IQR, range)
Age
Dose (total)
Sample Matrix (e.g. Venous blood, capillary blood, filter paper spot, breast milk, placenta, urine, saliva)
AUC (median, IQR, range)
Weight
Manufacturer
Assay method
Pharmacokinetic model
Gender
Route of administration
Assay Validity [3]

Sample size

Sample volume

Special Risk Group [2]

Sample storage (temperature and duration)


Footnotes to Table 1

Malaria status: Healthy volunteer; Asymptomatic Pf malaria; Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT); Uncomplicated Pf malaria; Moderately severe malaria; Uncomplicated hyperparasitaemia; Severe malaria; Uncomplicated P. vivax malaria; Prophylaxis; Other non-malaria disease.

2. Special Risk Group: Pregnancy (trimester); Infants; Pre-school; Co-morbid disease (HIV/AIDS; Tuberculosis; malnourished; obese).

3. Assay Validity: Retrospective data: Validity rating; Prospective data: pre-defined QC requirements

Barnes et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:122   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-122

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