Figure 1From: A population pharmacokinetic model of piperaquine in pregnant and non-pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in SudanThe structural model for piperaquine pharmacokinetics. ktr is the 1st order absorption rate. Vc, Vp1 and Vp2 are the apparent volume of the central compartment, the first peripheral compartment and the second peripheral compartment, respectively. CL is the apparent elimination clearance and Q1 and Q2 is the apparent inter-compartmental clearances.Back to article page