TABLE 3

Pharmacokinetic variables of rifampicin, trimethoprim, and clopidogrel and its metabolites (2-oxo clopidogrel, clopidogrel carboxylic acid, and clopidogrel acyl-β-glucuronide)

Data are presented as mean ± S.D.

VariablesRifampicin 600 mgTrimethoprim 200 mgClopidogrel 300 mg
Clopidogrel2-Oxo clopidogrelClopidogrel carboxylic acidClopidogrel acyl-β-glucuronide
Cmax (μg/ml)24.3 ± 5.53.20 ± 0.960.0033 ± 0.00220.0055 ± 0.002810.4 ± 2.65.83 ± 3.66
tmax (h)1.31 ± 0.881.69 ± 1.250.88 ± 0.580.75 ± 0.271.31 ± 0.752.06 ± 0.62
t1/2 (h)3.34 ± 0.638.58 ± 1.834.85 ± 3.897.20 ± 3.388.28 ± 1.415.25 ± 1.06
AUC0–t (μg⋅h/ml)140 ± 3328.2 ± 5.10.0061 ± 0.00370.012 ± 0.00441.0 ± 7.029.1 ± 14.9
AUC0–∞ (μg⋅h/ml)142 ± 3433.4 ± 7.10.0068 ± 0.00450.013 ± 0.00344.3 ± 8.030.0 ± 15.3
  • Cmax, peak plasma concentration; tmax, time to Cmax; t1/2, elimination half-life; AUC0–t, area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to t (24 hours for rifampicin, trimethoprim, clopidogrel carboxylic acid and clopidogrel acyl-β-glucuronide, 8 hours for clopidogrel, and 12 hours for 2-oxo clopidogrel); AUC0–∞, area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to infinity.