Pharmacokinetics Analysis (PK / TK / PD)

We have many years of experience carrying out pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) and
toxicokinetic (TK) studies for all stages of drug development, providing expertise and quality to clients.

Find out how our PK, PD and TK analysis can support your pre-clinical and clinical studies

Pharmacokinetics Analysis (PK / TK / PD)

Support your pre-clinical and clinical studies with a complete bioanalytical PK and TK service

We use industry standard Phoenix WinNonlin® for non-compartmental data analysis (NCA), giving you access to a complete bioanalytical PK and TK service to support your pre-clinical and clinical studies:

  • High quality report tables and figures suitable for IND and NDA submissions
  • Data transfers generated to SDTM/SEND standards
  • Comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs and validated software systems in conjunction with full QA facilities ensure regulatory compliance
  • Customisable client specific templates
  • Data presented in clear tabular and graphic reports combined with expert advice and interpretation
  • Advice on study design.

Pre-clinical studies

Drug Development Solutions provides analysis of
bioanalytical data and preparation of the TK appendix to toxicology study reports. We also offer drug
discovery support – providing rapid data to select candidates with the required PK properties.

Clinical studies

We carry out PK support for clinical studies from Phase I to Phase IV across a broad range of therapeutic applications. Our pharmacokineticists
provide analyses for:

  • SAD/MAD studies
  • Bioavailability studies
  • Food effect studies
  • Renal studies
  • Gender/age comparison.

Biologicals

Along with standard small molecule PK reporting we also support analysis of protein and peptide drugs.

Standalone Service

A range of standalone services are also available:

  • Full PK/TK data analysis and reporting on data generated outside of Drug Development Solutions
  • Project management within the PK team as a discrete study phase or project
  • Advice on preclinical and clinical study designs
  • Reporting in client specific format.

Parameters

Standard parameters are reported, which are fully customisable to client requirements:

  • Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)
  • Time to the maximum concentration (Tmax)
  • Area under the plasma concentration vs time curve, AUC(0-t)
  • Area under the plasma concentration vs time curve, with extrapolation to infinity (AUC(0-∞))
  • Apparent terminal half-life (t1/2)
  • Mean residence time (MRT)
  • Clearance (Cl)
  • Volume of distribution (Vd)
  • Amount of drug excreted in urine (Ae)
  • Renal clearance (Clr).

We also offer a number of additional parameters and ratios to aid in PK/TK interpretation such as assessment of the accumulation index, dose
proportionality and bioavailability.

Data Management

We can provide data in bespoke formats to meet your exact reporting needs with expert advice and interpretation. Drug Development Solutions dedicated data management team allows us to provide data transfers and reporting to Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) specifications for the Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND) and Human Clinical Data (SDTM).

Learn more about our Data Management services

 

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