Table 2

Final PK model parameter estimates

ParameterEstimateRSE (%)2.5th
percentile
Bootstrap median97.5th percentile
Ka (1/hour)1.15 (fixed)
Tlag (hour)0.39 (fixed)
CL/F (L/hour/70 kg)60.620.729.361.573.9
V/F (L)73 54031.113 58675 615141 017
V/FDHCQ (L)678872.90.2585014 902
CL/FDHCQ (L/hour/70 kg)22.219.59.922.229.5
Exponential scaling of weight/70 on HCQ CL/F0.5985.5−1.10.61.2
Exponential scaling of weight/70 on DHCQ CL/F1.2045.4−0.61.12.0
Between subject variability (%CV)
 CL/F34.85.8
 V/F81.532.4
 CL/FDHCQ47.99.6
Residual error
 Proportional error, HCQ (%)39.322.20.30.40.5
 Proportional error, DHCQ (%)45.720.10.40.40.5
  • CL/F, apparent oral clearance; CV, coefficient of variation; DHCQ, desethylhydroxychloroquine; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; Ka, absorption rate constant; PK, pharmacokinetics; RSE, relative SE; Tlag, lag time after oral administration; V/F, apparent volume of distribution.