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Table 1 Pharmacokinetic variables and their definitions

From: Bioavailability of ibuprofen following oral administration of standard ibuprofen, sodium ibuprofen or ibuprofen acid incorporating poloxamer in healthy volunteers

Tmax

The time to the first occurrence of the maximum plasma concentration

C max

The observed maximum plasma concentration

AUC 0-t

AUC to the last measurable plasma concentration (Cp), calculated by the linear trapezoidal rule

AUC 0-inf

AUC calculated by linear trapezoidal rule to the last measurable Cp with additional area calculated from Cp/Kel. Kel is the elimination rate constant calculated from the slope of the terminal portion of the plasma profile calculated by least-squares regression of log (concentration) against time