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Effects of grapefruit juice on pharmacokinetics of atorvastatin and pravastatin in Japanese
Author(s) -
Fukazawa Ichiro,
Uchida Naoki,
Uchida Eiji,
Yasuhara Hajime
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.02030.x
Subject(s) - grapefruit juice , atorvastatin , pravastatin , pharmacokinetics , crossover study , pharmacology , chemistry , cmax , medicine , cholesterol , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
Aims To investigate the effects of repeated grapefruit juice (GFJ) intake on the pharmacokinetics of atorvastatin and pravastatin in Japanese subjects. Methods Two randomized, two‐way crossover studies were performed . GFJ or water was given to two groups of 10 subjects each three times daily for 2 days. On the third day, single 10 mg doses of atorvastatin or pravastatin were orally administered with GFJ or water, and an additional 250 ml of GFJ or water was taken before lunch and dinner . Plasma concentrations of atorvastatin and its metabolites were determined over 48 h postdosing and of pravastatin and its metabolites over 24 h postdosing. Results Compared with in the water group, the AUC(0,48 h) of atorvastatin acid significantly increased by 1.40 fold (95% CI 1.02, 1.92; P < 0.05) when atorvastatin was taken with GFJ. AUC(0,48 h) and C max of atorvastatin lactone significantly increased by 1.56 (95% CI 1.33, 1.83; P < 0.001) and 1.29 fold (95% CI 1.09, 1.51; P < 0.01), respectively, when atorvastatin was taken with GFJ. No significant changes were detected in any pravastatin pharmacokinetic parameter examined when pravastatin was taken with GFJ. However, AUC(0,24 h) of pravastatin lactone increased 1.31 fold (95% CI 1.01, 1.71; P < 0.05) with GFJ intake. Conclusions GFJ was confirmed to significantly affect the pharmacokinetics of atorvastatin but had little or no effect on those of pravastatin in Japanese subjects.