Table 2

Pharmacokinetics of clindamycin analysed by model-independent and model-dependent approach in patients with sensitive responses in Group-I and II.

Pharmacokinetic Parameters
Model-independent
Model-dependent

Group-I
(n = 23)
Group-II
(n = 45)
Group-I
(n = 23)
Group-II
(n = 45)

tmax (hr)
2.0 (1.0–4.0)
3.0 (1.0–4.0)
2.0 (0.7–3.0)
2.4 (0.6–4.4)
tlag (hr)
NA
NA
0.44 (0.00–0.90)
0.67 (0.001–1.45)
K01 (/hr)
NA
NA
0.62 (0.40–4.00)
1.48 (0.11–4.00)
t1/2a (hr)
NA
NA
1.1 (0.1–1.7)
0.4 (0.1–6.0)
Cmax (μg/ml)
4.34 (0.89–8.23)a
6.23 (3.23–25.11)
3.70 (1.15–5.61)b
5.79 (3.38–18.11)
AUC (μg.hr/ml)
16.82 (4.07–31.46)c
39.77 (3.41–136.16)
21.13 (8.91–37.40)d
52.91 (28.81–126.73)
K10 (/hr)
NA
NA
0.40 (0.15–0.78)
0.18 (0.09–0.68)
t1/2z (hr)
2.7 (0.7–7.7)e
4.4 (1.8–11.5)
NA
NA
t1/2e (hr)
NA
NA
1.0 (0.8–4.7)f
3.9 (1.0–7.7)
CL/F (l/hr)
11.81 (4.70–68.56)
11.00 (2.11–332.66)
14.19 (8.02–33.68)
11.85 (4.73–42.31)
Vz/F (l)
51.99 (11.45–207.07)g
72.82 (24.94–896.94)
NA
NA
V/F (l)
NA
NA
38.12 (26.37–229.06)h
78.85 (17.85–178.04)
Cmin-ss (μg/ml)
1.99 (0.87–4.56)
1.54 (0.23–6.98)
2.24 (0.97–24.00)
1.66 (0.19–4.93)
Cmax-ss (μg/ml)
4.34 (2.10–14.00)i
7.23 (3.45–16.54)
4.80 (1.00–8.47)j
6.80 (4.10–17.77)
Cave-ss (μg/ml)
2.80 (0.68–5.24)
3.31 (0.28–11.35)
1.88 (0.74–5.09)k
4.41 (2.40–10.56)
Cmax-min-ss (μg/ml)
2.39 (0.22–9.88)l
5.78 (1.89–13.33)
2.70 (0.86–4.13)m
4.96 (2.46–14.80)
Fluctuation (%)
104.4 (5.3–188.4)n
126.2 (29.2–145.6)
98.7 (12.9–201.2)°
158.4 (35.7–159.2)

Data are presented as median (95% CI).

NA = Not applicable

a Statistically significant difference from Group-II with p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 1.56(0.80–3.70); b p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 2.01(0.88–4.10); c p = 0.0001, 95%CI = 15.46(8.11–19.23); d p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 15.45(9.11–20.23); e p = 0.0001, 95%CI = 1.5(0.4–1.3);f p = 0.003, 95%CI = 0.8(0.4–4.3); g p = 0.001, 95%CI = 12.65(8.77–20.23); h p = 0.001, 95%CI = 20.14(15.22–50.47); i p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 2.23(0.89–4.55); j p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 1.56(0.89–4.55); k p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 1.12(0.44–2.36); l p = 0.007, 95%CI = 0.78(0.55–1.43); m p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 2.02(1.55–4.23); n p = 0.039, 95%CI = 10.7(2.0–25.1); ° p < 0.0001, 95%CI= 32.2(14.1–50.8) (Mann-Whitney U-test)

Ruangweerayut et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:225   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-225

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