Cmax value higher than AUC [PK / PD]

posted by Dr_Dan  – Germany, 2015-02-17 09:11 (3355 d 07:15 ago) – Posting: # 14434
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Hi ElMaestro

❝ It doesn't make sense. At least not to me.

❝ AUCt is a concentration integrated over time, Cmax is a concentration.


You are right that msnaimar can not directly compare two different units on the one hand but on the other hand the question is reasonable. Is it possible that Cmax > AUCt? IMHO not. Cmax just represents one point of the curve (o.k. it is the highest) but AUC represents all points under the curve i.e. Cmax + all the rest and therefore the value for AUC must be >> as the value for Cmax provided that you use the same dimension for concentration (in our case ng/ml), right?
Please explain if I am completely wrong
Kind regards
Dr_Dan

Kind regards and have a nice day
Dr_Dan

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