Table 1

Pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin in rats having received a single dose of artesunate

Drug

Cmax (ng/ml)

Tmax (min)

AUC0-t (ngmin/ml)

T1/2 absorption (min)


Artesunate

713.1 ± 233.3

5.0 ± 0.0

18968 ± 8012.4

2.73 +/- 0.85

Dihydroartemisinin

2040.3 ± 650.0

37.5 ± 8.7

74500 ± 16806.1

12.49 +/- 2.49


Olliaro et al. BMC Pharmacology 2001 1:12   doi:10.1186/1471-2210-1-12

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