Research Article

Effect of the African Traditional Medicine, Sutherlandia frutescens, on the Bioavailability of the Antiretroviral Protease Inhibitor, Atazanavir

Table 1

Non-compartmental and statistical analysis of PK parameters of ATV.

Pharmacokinetic parameterPhase I
(ATV alone)
Arithmetic mean
(CV%)
Phase II
(ATV + SF)
Arithmetic mean
(CV%)
Phase II/Phase I
Geometric mean ratio
(90% CI)

AUC0–24 ( g/mL·hour)13.0
(50.3)
10.0
(38.6)
0.801
(0.634–1.01)
( g/mL)3.17
(30.3)
2.59
(43.6)
0.783
(0.609–1.00)
(hours)2.71
(26.7)
2.67
(33.3)
N/A
(hours)3.77
(39.5)
3.82
(35.1)
N/A
(hour−1)0.205
(31.2)
0.200
(30.9)
N/A