An Estimation Method of the Clearance for a One-Compartment Model of a Single Bolus Intravenous Injection by a Single Sampling

Autor: Ikuko Funatogawa, Takashi Funatogawa
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics. 22:43-53
ISSN: 1520-5711
1054-3406
DOI: 10.1080/10543406.2010.502983
Popis: In clinical trials, sometimes only a single drug concentration can be measured from a patient, because of the burden on the patient. From a single concentration, we cannot generally obtain point estimates of each pharmacokinetic parameter in a patient. In this article, we propose a method to estimate the clearance using a one-compartment model of a single-bolus intravenous injection from a single concentration at a sampling point between 1.5 and 2.5 half-lives. This method requires an assumed value for the volume of distribution but is robust to misspecification. This approach is illustrated by simulated concentration data and cadralazine concentration data.
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