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E Yukawa1, S Higuchi, T Aoyama
1Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
Routine clinical pharmacokinetic data collected from patients receiving phenobarbitone have been analysed to evaluate the role of patient characteristics for estimating dosing regimens. The data were analysed using NONMEM, a computer program designed for population pharmacokinetic analysis that allows pooling of data. The pharmacokinetic model of phenobarbitone was described using a one-compartment steady-state model. The effect of a variety of developmental and demographic factors on clearance was investigated. NONMEM estimates indicated a nonlinear function of total body weight as the optimum adjustment of phenobarbitone clearance. Concomitant administration of phenobarbitone and other antiepileptic drugs showed a decrease of phenobarbitone clearance in young children. The dosing method based on clearance values obtained by NONMEM analysis allowed the prediction of the steady-state concentration as a function of maintenance dose with acceptable error for therapeutic drug monitoring.
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