2014
Efficacy and Day 7 Plasma Piperaquine Concentrations in African Children Treated for Uncomplicated Malaria with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine
Zongo I, Somé FA, Somda SA, Parikh S, Rouamba N, Rosenthal PJ, Tarning J, Lindegardh N, Nosten F, Ouédraogo JB. Efficacy and Day 7 Plasma Piperaquine Concentrations in African Children Treated for Uncomplicated Malaria with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103200. PMID: 25133389, PMCID: PMC4136730, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDHA-PQRecurrent malariaDaily dosePlasma concentrationsSingle-arm open-label trialHigher median plasma concentrationsFalciparum malaria treatmentMedian daily dosePharmacokinetics of piperaquineRate of recrudescenceOpen-label trialUncomplicated falciparum malariaMedian plasma concentrationVenous plasma concentrationsSuccessful treatment outcomeDihydroartemisinin-PiperaquineExploratory endpointsParasitological efficacyPiperaquine concentrationsUncomplicated malariaOverall recurrenceYounger patientsFalciparum malariaClinical efficacyCombination therapy
2012
Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Piperaquine in Children With Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
Tarning J, Zongo I, Somé FA, Rouamba N, Parikh S, Rosenthal PJ, Hanpithakpong W, Jongrak N, Day NP, White NJ, Nosten F, Ouedraogo J, Lindegardh N. Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Piperaquine in Children With Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2012, 91: 497-505. PMID: 22258469, PMCID: PMC3736305, DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncomplicated falciparum malariaFalciparum malariaPopulation pharmacokineticsThree-compartment distribution modelNonlinear mixed-effects modelingRecurrent malaria infectionsTotal piperaquine exposureArtemisinin combination treatmentWeight-normalized dosePlasma concentration-time profilesYoung childrenMixed-effects modelingConcentration-time profilesPiperaquine concentrationsPiperaquine exposureDose regimenMalaria infectionPlasma concentrationsPharmacodynamic propertiesCombination treatmentBody weightPiperaquineSignificant covariatesOlder childrenMalaria