An estimation method of the clearance for a one-compartment model of a single bolus intravenous injection by a single sampling

J Biopharm Stat. 2012;22(1):43-53. doi: 10.1080/10543406.2010.502983.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Half-Life
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate / physiology*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / administration & dosage*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / metabolism*

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations