Journal
PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 29, Issue 12, Pages 1468-1481Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.12.1468
Keywords
tuberculosis; population pharmacokinetics; rifampin; isoniazid; pyrazinamide; fluoroquinolones; microbial pharmacodynamics; dose individualization; efflux pumps
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- NCRR NIH HHS [KL2RR024938, KL2 RR024983-02, KL2 RR024983] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [R01AI07949, R01 AI079497-01, R01 AI079497] Funding Source: Medline
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Tuberculosis is a global pandemic, with 9 million new cases of the disease and approximately 2 million deaths each year. More than 98% of patients treated for tuberculosis in the United States between 1993 and 2007 had drug-susceptible strains. The standard treatment regimen for drug-susceptible tuberculosis has not changed in decades and was developed on the basis of empiric observations of different treatment regimens. Only recently has the veracity of the scientific basis for standard therapy been examined. The backbone of therapy is still isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide, although fluoroquinol ones are being investigated as a replacement for isomazid. Recent population pharmacokinetic studies have demonstrated the importance of individualized dosing of isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and rifampin. Isoniazid serum clearance differs depending on the patient's number of N-acetyltransferase 2 gene *4 (NAT2*4) alleles. Pyrazinamide serum clearance has been shown to increase with increases in body weight. Rifampin's volume of distribution, clearance, and absorption have wide between-patient and within-patient variability Microbial pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) indexes and targets to optimize microbial killing and minimize resistance have been identified for rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and the fluoroquinolones. These PK-PD indexes suggest that different doses and dosing schedules than those currently recommended could optimize therapy and perhaps shorten duration of therapy. Efflux pump inhibition is also being investigated to enhance first-line antituberculosis drug therapy. Comorbid conditions such as diabetes mellitus and genetically determined iron overload syndromes have been associated with significantly worse patient outcomes. Therapy for these and other patient groups needs further improvement. These patient factors, the covariates for pharmacokinetic variability, and PK-PD factors suggest the need to individualize therapy for patients with tuberculosis in order to optimize outcomes and reduce the duration of therapy.
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