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Clinical relevance of the interaction of theophylline with diltiazem or nifedipine.

Abstract：

:The results of previously published studies indicate that calcium channel blockers are capable of competitively inhibiting cytochrome P-450 activity in hepatic microsomes, the pathway of theophylline metabolism. In addition, case reports have suggested that theophylline serum concentrations change when a calcium channel blocker has been added to or deleted from a stable theophylline regimen. To determine the clinical relevance of this potential interaction in patients with chronic asthma, we measured a peak steady-state theophylline serum concentration in 21 subjects while receiving theophylline alone (400 to 1,500 mg/day), and again, at least seven days later, after the addition of continuous therapy with maximally tolerated doses of either diltiazem (n = 18) or nifedipine (n = 16). The diltiazem dose was increased in 120 mg/day increments, as tolerated, to a maximum of 240 to 480 mg/day, while the nifedipine dose was increased in increments of 40 mg/day, to a maximum dose of 80 to 160 mg/day. The mean +/- SEM theophylline serum concentrations were 13.6 +/- 1.4 micrograms/ml before and 14.0 +/- 1.2 micrograms/ml during concurrent diltiazem therapy, and 12.6 +/- 1.0 micrograms/ml before and 12.2 +/- 1.1 micrograms/ml during nifedipine (p greater than 0.05). With this sample size there is a 5 percent chance that we missed a 20 percent change in serum concentration (type II error). Thus, maximum tolerated doses of diltiazem or nifedipine do not impair the metabolism of theophylline to a clinically relevant degree and adjustment of theophylline dosage is not required after the addition or discontinuation of diltiazem or nifedipine. In addition, these data suggest that currently available in vitro techniques for evaluating drug interactions in the hepatocyte do not predict the clinical relevance of such an interaction in patients who might require both drugs for different therapeutic indications.

journal_name

Chest

journal_title

Chest

authors

Christopher MA,Harman E,Hendeles L

doi

10.1378/chest.95.2.309

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-02-01 00:00:00

pages

309-13

issue

eissn

0012-3692

issn

1931-3543

pii

S0012-3692(16)33282-2

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Clinical relevance of the interaction of theophylline with diltiazem or nifedipine.