2019
Optimal dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children
Chotsiri P, Zongo I, Milligan P, Compaore Y, Somé A, Chandramohan D, Hanpithakpong W, Nosten F, Greenwood B, Rosenthal P, White N, Ouédraogo J, Tarning J. Optimal dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 480. PMID: 30696903, PMCID: PMC6351525, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08297-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMalaria chemopreventionSmall childrenPlasmodium falciparum malariaHigh transmission seasonLower drug exposureSigmoidal Emax modelHigh transmission periodYoung childrenAlternative regimenFalciparum malariaDose scheduleMonthly dosesOptimal dosingDrug exposurePreventive efficacyTransmission seasonPharmacokinetic parametersBody weightEmax modelMalaria incidenceVulnerable populationsHigh dosageChildrenChemoprevention
2017
Population Pharmacokinetic Properties of Piperaquine in Falciparum Malaria: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Hoglund RM, Workman L, Edstein MD, Thanh NX, Quang NN, Zongo I, Ouedraogo JB, Borrmann S, Mwai L, Nsanzabana C, Price RN, Dahal P, Sambol NC, Parikh S, Nosten F, Ashley EA, Phyo AP, Lwin KM, McGready R, Day NP, Guerin PJ, White NJ, Barnes KI, Tarning J. Population Pharmacokinetic Properties of Piperaquine in Falciparum Malaria: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. PLOS Medicine 2017, 14: e1002212. PMID: 28072872, PMCID: PMC5224788, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiperaquine exposureDose regimenFalciparum malariaSmall childrenLarger childrenDay 7 plasma concentrationsThree-compartment disposition modelUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaNonlinear mixed-effects modellingPopulation pharmacokinetic propertiesIndividual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisPlasmodium falciparum malariaPopulation pharmacokinetic modelData Meta-AnalysisGuideline development groupUseful therapeutic lifeYoung childrenWorldWide Antimalarial Resistance NetworkConcentration-time dataWorld Health OrganizationDose occasionPiperaquine pharmacokineticsMixed-effects modellingUncomplicated malariaDose regimens