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  2. A simple practice guide for dose conversion between animals and human

A simple practice guide for dose conversion between animals and human

  • J Basic Clin Pharm. 2016 Mar;7(2):27-31. doi: 10.4103/0976-0105.177703.
Anroop B Nair 1 Shery Jacob 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 2 Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
Abstract

Understanding the concept of extrapolation of dose between species is important for pharmaceutical researchers when initiating new animal or human experiments. Interspecies allometric scaling for dose conversion from animal to human studies is one of the most controversial areas in clinical pharmacology. Allometric approach considers the differences in body surface area, which is associated with animal weight while extrapolating the doses of therapeutic agents among the species. This review provides basic information about translation of doses between species and estimation of starting dose for clinical trials using allometric scaling. The method of calculation of injection volume for parenteral formulation based on human equivalent dose is also briefed.

Keywords

Calculation; clinical trials; experiment; extrapolation; parenteral; species; starting dose; translation.

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