SAS or WinNonlin for Pharmacokinetics [Software]

posted by Helmut Homepage – Vienna, Austria, 2009-09-23 15:16 (5750 d 04:13 ago) – Posting: # 4237
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Dear Nirali!

❝ Is SAS software better to calculate Pharmacokinetic parameters for BE studies compared to WinNonlin?


Define 'better'. I guess you are talking about NCA (Noncompartmental Analysis) only.

❝ Currently, we have WinNonlin for PK calculations and SAS for statistical analysis.


You are not alone. Many pharmaceutical companies and CROs do it exactly this way. Just have a look at the literature.

❝ We are under planning to move for PK calculations from WinNonlin to SAS.


Why?!

❝ Kindly suggest is it advisable to calculate PK from SAS?


Why do you want to reinvent the wheel? WinNonlin is software specialized in PK, whereas SAS is not.

❝ Also, suggest advantages and disadvantages to use SAS for PK calculation, if any.


You must be aware that you have to write your own macros in SAS. A basic one (for AUC, λz, Cmax, tmax, CL/F, V/F, t½) is given here.
There might be others; consider visiting SAS’ forums.
Writing macros for more sophisticated PK metrics (MRT, partial areas, time above MIC, etc.) would require a deep knowledge of PK. But this is just my biased POV. Maybe we get a different opinion from our SAS-expert in the forum,
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