title: Pharmacokinetics of quinine in chronic liver disease.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of quinine were investigated in a) six healthy male Thai subjects, and b) nine male Thai patients with a moderate degree of chronic liver disease, after a single oral dose of 600 mg quinine sulphate. tmax and t1/2.2 were significantly prolonged in patients (median [range] tmax 2 [1-5] vs 1.6 [0.8-2] h; t1/2,z 23.4 [17.4-41.7] vs 9.7 [7.8-17.2] h), and Vz/F was significantly larger (median [range] 4.21 [2.33-15.87] vs 2.78 [1.49-3.38] 1 kg-1). Median (range) concentration of the plasma unbound Qn fraction collected from the patients at 4 h after drug administration was 17 (8.4-17.8)% of total drug concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi Province, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Auprayoon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukontason
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Na-Bangchang
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Banmairuroi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molunto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karbwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011803:Quinine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D011803:Quinine