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Table 1 Riociguat pharmacokinetics following a single oral dose of riociguat 2.5 mg in fed and fasted subjects (food-effects study)

From: Absorption behavior of riociguat: bioavailability, food effects, and dose-proportionality

Parametera

Fasted (n=23)

Fed (n=23)

Estimated fed:fasted ratio (%)

90% CI

%CV

Cmax (μg/L)

84.2 (44.7−152.7)

54.8 (28.9−91.4)

64.7

57.8–72.5

22.5

tmax (h)

1 (0.5−4.0)

4 (1.5−6.0)

—

—

—

AUC0-∞ (μg⋅h/L)

572.2 (112.3−1300.0)

505.6 (113.3−1205.0)

88.3

82.2–95.0

14.3

  1. AUC, area under the plasma concentration–time curve; CI, confidence interval; Cmax, maximum riociguat plasma concentration; CV, coefficient of variation; tmax, time to reach Cmax.
  2. aData are mean (range) except tmax, which is median (range).