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Table 1 A summary of the study data, subject demographics and covariates included in the analysis.

From: Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following single- and multiple-dosing of oral artesunate in healthy subjects

Characteristic

Single dose study

Drug interaction study

Food effect study

Multiple dose study

Combined

No. of subjects

28

19

20

24

91

No. of concentration-time profiles

28

28

38

24

118

No. of observations

     

   AS

206

207

324

179

916

   DHA

316

314

449

273

1352

AS dose (mg/kg)

2, 3, 4 or 5

4

4

2, 3, 4 or 5

2, 3, 4 or 5

Sampling schedule

Predose, 0.33, 0.67, 1, 1.33, 1.67, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 12 h postdose

Predose, 0.33, 0.67, 1, 1.33, 1.67, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 12 h postdose

Predose, 0.33, 0.67, 1, 1.33, 1.67, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 12 h postdose

Immediately prior to each dose and 0.33, 0.67, 1, 1.33, 1.67, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 12 h after the third dose

NA

Age (years)

24 (19-40)

23 (20-32)

21.5 (19-27)

23 (19-29)

23 (19-40)

Weight (kg)

62.5 (50.4-70)

60.9 (50.1-67.1)

59.9 (50.8-68.5)

62.2 (51.2-68.8)

61.5 (50.1-70)

Sex (number)

     

   Female

9

10

10

9

38

   Male

19

9

10

15

53

Type of dosing

Single

Single

Single

Multiple (once daily for 3 days)

NA

Food intake (number of profiles)

     

   Fasted

28

28

19

24

99

   Fed

0

0

19

0

19

  1. AS, artesunate; DHA, dihydroartemisinin.
  2. Continuous variables are given as median (range).