Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Piperaquine in Children With Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
Tarning J, Zongo I, Somé FA, Rouamba N, Parikh S, Rosenthal PJ, Hanpithakpong W, Jongrak N, Day NP, White NJ, Nosten F, Ouedraogo J, Lindegardh N. Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Piperaquine in Children With Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2012, 91: 497-505. PMID: 22258469, PMCID: PMC3736305, DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncomplicated falciparum malariaFalciparum malariaPopulation pharmacokineticsThree-compartment distribution modelNonlinear mixed-effects modelingRecurrent malaria infectionsTotal piperaquine exposureArtemisinin combination treatmentWeight-normalized dosePlasma concentration-time profilesYoung childrenMixed-effects modelingConcentration-time profilesPiperaquine concentrationsPiperaquine exposureDose regimenMalaria infectionPlasma concentrationsPharmacodynamic propertiesCombination treatmentBody weightPiperaquineSignificant covariatesOlder childrenMalaria