Chloroquine levels in blood during chronic treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract:

:Blood levels of racemic chloroquine and its main metabolites desethylchloroquine and bisdesethylchloroquine were measured in 29 patients treated chronically for rheumatoid arthritis. In six patients, the concentrations were followed during a one day dosage interval. There was considerable intersubject variability in the steady state blood concentrations of chloroquine (range 36.6 to 3895 ng.ml-1) and its two main biotransformation products; the latter represented, respectively, 47.7% and 12.9% of the concentration of chloroquine. This finding shows the need for further studies in view of the known toxic effects of chloroquine and the inevitable accumulation due to the exceptionally long residence time of the compound and its metabolites. The main requirement, which has not yet been met, for adding chloroquine to the list of drugs for which therapeutic drug monitoring is useful, is the lack of information about its mechanism of action, and consequently the dose-effect relationships of its therapeutic and toxic actions. Regular ophthalmic examination, in particular, is strongly recommended. The relatively high concentrations of desethylchloroquine and bisdesethylchloroquine found during chronic treatment show the need for more information about the therapeutic value and adverse effects of the metabolites.

journal_name

Eur J Clin Pharmacol

authors

Augustijns P,Geusens P,Verbeke N

doi

10.1007/BF00280130

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-01-01 00:00:00

pages

429-33

issue

4

eissn

0031-6970

issn

1432-1041

journal_volume

42

pub_type

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