1. Interaction between cyclosporine and grapefruit juice requires long-term ingestion in stable renal transplant recipients.
- Author
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Brunner LJ, Munar MY, Vallian J, Wolfson M, Stennett DJ, Meyer MM, and Bennett WM
- Subjects
- Adult, Area Under Curve, Cyclosporine therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Kidney Failure, Chronic metabolism, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Beverages, Citrus, Cyclosporine pharmacokinetics, Food-Drug Interactions, Immunosuppressive Agents pharmacokinetics, Kidney Transplantation physiology
- Abstract
Study Objective: To examine the effect of the concurrent administration of increasing amounts of grapefruit juice, an inhibitor of drug metabolism, on the steady-state pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine., Design: Open-label, three-period crossover, food-drug interaction study in stable renal transplant patients., Setting: A university-affiliated clinical research center., Patients: Sixteen stable renal transplant recipients., Intervention: Cyclosporine was administered with 240 ml of water, 240 ml of grapefruit juice, or several 240-ml glasses of grapefruit juice, and serial blood samples were taken to estimate the effect of grapefruit juice on cyclosporine pharmacokinetics., Measurements and Main Results: Grapefruit juice caused a significant increase in cyclosporine area under the curve, however, no significant effect was seen in other pharmacokinetic parameters. Grapefruit juice caused an increase in the 24-hour trough cyclosporine concentration, which may be of clinical significance if long-term ingestion of grapefruit juice is recommended., Conclusion: A drug interaction exists between cyclosporine and grapefruit juice, and it is likely at the level of intestinal drug absorption.
- Published
- 1998