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PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 8, Pages 1035-1039Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24024
Keywords
cystic fibrosis; drug interactions; pharmacology
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [P30 DK054759] Funding Source: Medline
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BackgroundThis study was undertaken to determine if a clinically relevant drug-drug interaction occurred between ibuprofen and lumacaftor/ivacaftor. MethodsPeak ibuprofen plasma concentrations were measured prior to and after lumacaftor/ivacaftor initiation. A Wilcoxon signed rank sum test was used to compare the values. ResultsNine patients were included in the final analysis. Peak ibuprofen plasma concentrations decreased an average of 36.4mcg/mL after initiation of lumacaftor/ivacaftor with a relative reduction of 41.7%. The average peak plasma concentration was 84.2 mcg/mL (SD=10.9) prior to lumacaftor/ivacaftor initiation and 47.9mcg/mL (SD=16.4) following initiation (P=0.0039). Peak concentrations occurred at an average of 100min (SD=30) and 107min (SD=40) prior to and following lumacaftor/ivacaftor initiation, respectively. ConclusionsWe suggest a clinically relevant drug-drug interaction exists between ibuprofen and lumacaftor/ivacaftor. Lumacaftor may cause subtherapeutic ibuprofen plasma concentrations due to the induction of CYP enzymes and increased metabolism of ibuprofen. Based on this analysis, we have modified our use of ibuprofen in several patients after evaluation of this drug-drug interaction.
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