Pharmacokinetic parameters of pitavastatin after single intravenous and oral administration to male cynomolgus monkeys
Each value represents the mean ± S.D. of four monkeys. The fe is the urinary excretion rate of unchanged drug.
| Pitavastatin, i.v. | Pitavastatin, p.o. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mg/kg | 0.3 mg/kg | 0.3 mg/kg | |
| CLtotal (ml/h/kg) | 753 ± 256 | 756 ± 156 | |
| Vss (ml/kg) | 864 ± 484 | 607 ± 169 | |
| t1/2 (h) | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 2.5 ± 0.6 |
| Cmax (ng/ml) | 15.0 ± 19.7 | ||
| Tmax (h) | 2.3 ± 1.3 | ||
| AUC (ng·h/ml) | 145 ± 48 | 412 ± 100 | 72 ± 70 |
| fe | 0.026 ± 0.012 | ||
| F | 0.16 ± 0.11 | ||
| FH | 0.62 ± 0.08 | ||
| FA·FG | 0.24 ± 0.13 | ||