Table 5.  Pharmacokinetic parameters for arteether in humans

Dose (mg/kg)

Route

Subjects

(n)*

Cmax (µg/l)

tmax

(h)

t½

(h)

ka

(1/h)

V/F

(l/kg)

CL/F

(l/h/kg)

Ref.

3.6 (single)

i.m.

2; H

-

-

23.1

1.1

28.5

0.86

59

3.2 day 1, then 1.6 daily for 4 d

i.m.

2; H

-

-

69.3

0.4

23.8

0.24

59

 

* H = healthy adult volunteers, Cmax=maximum plasma concentration; tmax=time of maximum concentration; t1/2=elimination half-life; ka=first order absorption rate constant; V/F= volume of distribution after non-i.v. administration; CL/F=clearance after non-i.v. administration.