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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Pharmacokinetics of a 240 mg single dose of oral dihydroartemisinin (DHA) was investigated in 8 healthy (5 males, 3 females) Vietnamese volunteers. Plasma concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection in the reductive mode. The concentration time profile of DHA was fitted with one-compartment model with a lag time. Pharmacokinetics of DHA is comparable between males and females even when adjusted with dosage. The median (range) values of pooled pharmacokinetics of oral DHA were: t(lag) 0.41 (0.09-0.78) hours, t(1/2z) 0.58 (0.17-1.43) hours, t(max) 1.6 (1.1-2.2) hours, Cmax 466 (128-787) ng/ml. Cmax/dosage 97.7 (27.2-124.6) ng/ml, t(1/2z) 2.0 (1.5-3.4) hours, AUC 1867 (420-3535) ng x h/ml, AUC/dosage 364.3 (89.3-559.7) ng x h/ml/dosage, Cl/f 45.8 (30.0-190.0) ml/min/kg, Vz/f 8.0 (5.5-29.9) l/kg. Interindividual variation was large, the coefficients of variation (CV) were 47.8% and 45.3% respectively to AUC and Cmax. The t(max) of DHA formulation was comparable with that of DHA metabolite of artemisinin derivatives. The t(1/2z) was longer and shorter than that of DHA metabolites of oral formulations of artesunate and artemether, respectively. For monotherapeutic regimen(s) of DHA, dosing frequency of at least twice a day is suggested. Combined regimen(s) of DHA with other potent, long half-life antimalarials may also be an alternative approach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0125-1562
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Phamacokinetics of a single oral dose of dihydroartemisinin in Vietnamese healthy volunteers.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Phyathai, Bangkok, Thailand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't