Re: Non-zero peripheral drug amount
From: Kazimierz <khkoz@czd.waw.pl>
Subject: Re: Non-zero peripheral drug amount
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 16:45:44 +0200
Dear Professor Holford,
I have used this formula for modelling Vd of Ganciclovir in newborns and infants (Kozlowski KH et al. PAGE2001) and have >10 years experiences.
BSA(m2)=(HT(cm)*WGT(kg))**0.5/60
it uses geometric mean of HT and WGT
Alternative option for inches also exists.
References:
Mosteller RD.N.Engl.J.Med. 317(17), 1098, 1987 - original
Lam TK et. al.: -//- 318(17), 1130, 1988
Clin Pharmacol. Ther. 69, 145-57, 2001 - application for PK
Sincerely Kazimierz H. Kozlowski, Warsaw, Poland