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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 263-271Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-008-0568-5
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Oxycodone; Voriconazole; Cytochrome P450; CYP2D6; CYP3A; Pharmacokinetics
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- EVO of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland [13821]
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We investigated the effect of voriconazole on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oxycodone. Twelve healthy subjects ingested either voriconazole or placebo for 4 days in a randomized, cross-over study. On day 3, they ingested 10 mg oxycodone. Timed plasma samples were collected for the measurement of oxycodone, noroxycodone, oxymorphone, noroxymorphone and voriconazole up to 48 h, and pharmacodynamic effects were recorded. When voriconazole was taken at the same time as oxycodone, the mean area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC(0-az)) of oxycodone increased 3.6-fold (range 2.7- to 5.6-fold), peak plasma concentration 1.7-fold and elimination half-life 2.0-fold (p < 0.001) when compared to placebo. The AUC(0-az) ratio of noroxycodone to oxycodone was decreased by 92% (p < 0.001), and that of oxymorphone increased by 108% (p < 0.01). Pharmacodynamic effects of oxycodone were modestly increased by voriconazole. Voriconazole inhibits the CYP3A-mediated N-demethylation of oxycodone, drastically increasing exposure to oral oxycodone. Clinically, lower doses of oxycodone may be needed during voriconazole treatment to avoid opioid-related adverse effects especially after repeated dosing.
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