Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration.
Young African children with severe malaria are given quinine using a regimen designed for Thai adults. We measured quinine in the blood, plasma and plasma water of young children in Kenya after rapid intravenous and intramuscular dosing, and calculated the therapeutic range of unbound quinine. The p...
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| author | Winstanley, P Newton, C Watkins, W Mberu, E Ward, S Warn, P Mwangi, I Waruiru, C Pasvol, G Warrell, D |
| author_facet | Winstanley, P Newton, C Watkins, W Mberu, E Ward, S Warn, P Mwangi, I Waruiru, C Pasvol, G Warrell, D |
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| description | Young African children with severe malaria are given quinine using a regimen designed for Thai adults. We measured quinine in the blood, plasma and plasma water of young children in Kenya after rapid intravenous and intramuscular dosing, and calculated the therapeutic range of unbound quinine. The peak plasma quinine concentration after rapid intravenous dosing was 12.3 +/- 3.7 mg/L (mean +/- SD), 43% higher than in adults given the same regimen previously; this was due to a smaller apparent volume of distribution in the children. The therapeutic range of unbound quinine was calculated as 0.2-2.0 mg/L. Simulations of unbound quinine were made for the standard quinine regimen: unbound drug concentrations rose above the therapeutic range after each dose. The possible risks of quinine-induced visual impairment are discussed. Alternative, lower dose regimens for young African children with severe malaria are described. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:99b9f42e-f766-445a-85ca-f9b169fa941a2022-03-27T00:16:29ZTowards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:99b9f42e-f766-445a-85ca-f9b169fa941aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1993Winstanley, PNewton, CWatkins, WMberu, EWard, SWarn, PMwangi, IWaruiru, CPasvol, GWarrell, DYoung African children with severe malaria are given quinine using a regimen designed for Thai adults. We measured quinine in the blood, plasma and plasma water of young children in Kenya after rapid intravenous and intramuscular dosing, and calculated the therapeutic range of unbound quinine. The peak plasma quinine concentration after rapid intravenous dosing was 12.3 +/- 3.7 mg/L (mean +/- SD), 43% higher than in adults given the same regimen previously; this was due to a smaller apparent volume of distribution in the children. The therapeutic range of unbound quinine was calculated as 0.2-2.0 mg/L. Simulations of unbound quinine were made for the standard quinine regimen: unbound drug concentrations rose above the therapeutic range after each dose. The possible risks of quinine-induced visual impairment are discussed. Alternative, lower dose regimens for young African children with severe malaria are described. |
| spellingShingle | Winstanley, P Newton, C Watkins, W Mberu, E Ward, S Warn, P Mwangi, I Waruiru, C Pasvol, G Warrell, D Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration. |
| title | Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration. |
| title_full | Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration. |
| title_fullStr | Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration. |
| title_short | Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: the importance of unbound quinine concentration. |
| title_sort | towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young african children with cerebral malaria the importance of unbound quinine concentration |
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