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Simultaneous Analysis of a Combination of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs, Fimasartan, Amlodipine, and Hydrochlorothiazide, in Rats Using LC-MS/MS and Subsequent Application to Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction with Red Ginseng Extract

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TOXICS
卷 10, 期 10, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics10100576

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fimasartan; amlodipine; hydrochlorothiazide; red ginseng extract; drug interaction

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  1. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [NRF-2020R1I1A3074384, NRF-2020R1A5A2017323]

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This study developed and validated an analytical method for multiple antihypertensive drugs in rat plasma. The results showed no significant differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters between triple combination administration and single administration. Additionally, the use of red ginseng extract was found to affect the intestinal permeability of one of the drugs.
Fimasartan, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide are commonly used in combination therapies as antihypertensive drugs. This study aimed to develop and validate an analytical method for fimasartan, its active and major metabolite fimasartan-amide, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide in rat plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The standard calibration curves for fimasartan (1-500 ng/mL), its active and major metabolite fimasartan-amide (0.3-100 ng/mL), amlodipine (0.5-200 ng/mL), and hydrochlorothiazide (5-5000 ng/mL) were linear with R-2 > 0.9964, and the inter- and intra-day accuracy and precision and stability were within the acceptable criteria. Using this validated analytical method, the pharmacokinetic interaction of these triple combination drugs between single administration and concomitant administration of the triple combination was investigated; the results did not reveal a significant difference in any of the pharmacokinetic parameters. Based on these results, we investigated the effects of red ginseng extract (RGE) on the pharmacokinetics of fimasartan, fimasartan-amide, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide after oral administration of the combination in rats. No significant difference was observed in the pharmacokinetic parameters of fimasartan, fimasartan-amide, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide, except for the T-max values of amlodipine. The delayed T-max value of amlodipine was attributed to its decreased intestinal permeability after repeated RGE treatments. In conclusion, using a combination of antihypertensive drugs and simultaneous analytical methods, we established efficient drug interaction and toxicokinetic studies using a small number of animals.

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