Rapid attainment of steady-state plasma drug concentrations within precise limits in multicompartment mammillary systems

J Pharmacokinet Biopharm. 1999 Jun;27(3):325-8. doi: 10.1023/a:1020951230947.

Abstract

We have previously described a method of rapidly obtaining a specified steady-state plasma concentration of an intravenous drug within precise limits. However the method is limited to drugs whose disposition may be characterized by an open two-compartment system. In this paper, we illustrate how the method can be extended to drugs whose disposition may be characterized by a mammillary model with any number of compartments. Refinements of our previous technique are also described.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesiology / methods
  • Animals
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Models, Biological
  • Pharmacokinetics*