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Effects of strong CYP2D6 and 3A4 inhibitors, paroxetine and ketoconazole, on the pharmacokinetics and cardiovascular safety of tamsulosin
Author(s) -
Troost Joachim,
Tatami Shinji,
Tsuda Yasuhiro,
Mattheus Michaela,
Mehlburger Ludwig,
Wein Martina,
Michel Martin C.
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.03988.x
Subject(s) - tamsulosin , pharmacokinetics , pharmacology , ketoconazole , paroxetine , medicine , cyp2d6 , cyp3a4 , drug interaction , oral administration , antidepressant , cytochrome p450 , metabolism , antifungal , dermatology , hyperplasia , hippocampus
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Tamsulosin metabolism involves both CYP2D6 and 3A4. However, data on potential drug–drug interactions between tamsulosin and inhibitors of CYP2D6 and 3A4 are limited and information on potential pharmacodynamic consequences of such pharmacokinetic interactions is missing. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS • This study provides information on the drug–drug interactions of tamsulosin with strong CYP2D6 and strong CYP3A4 inhibitors after single dose administration in healthy subjects. AIM To determine the effect of the strong CYP2D6 inhibitor paroxetine and strong CYP3A4 inhibitor ketoconazole on the pharmacokinetics and safety (orthostatic challenge) of tamsulosin. METHODS Two open‐label, randomized, two‐way crossover studies were conducted in healthy male volunteers (extensive CYP2D6 metabolizers). RESULTS Co‐administration of multiple oral doses of 20 mg paroxetine once daily with a single oral dose of the 0.4 mg tamsulosin HCl capsule increased the adjusted geometric mean (gMean) values of C max and AUC(0,∞) of tamsulosin by factors of 1.34 (90% CI 1.21, 1.49) and 1.64 (90% CI 1.44, 1.85), respectively, and increased the terminal half‐life ( t 1/2 ) of tamsulosin HCl from 11.4 h to 15.3 h. Co‐administration of multiple oral doses of 400 mg ketoconazole once dailywith a single oral dose of the 0.4 mg tamsulosin increased the gMean values of C max and AUC(0,∞) of tamsulosin by a factor of 2.20 (90% CI 1.96, 2.45) and 2.80 (90% CI 2.56, 3.07), respectively. The terminal half‐life was slightly increased from 10.5 h to 11.8 h. These pharmacokinetic changes were not accompanied by clinically significant alterations of haemodynamic responses during orthostatic stress testing. CONCLUSION The exposure to tamsulosin is increased upon co‐administration of strong CYP2D6 inhibitors and even more so of strong 3A4 inhibitors, but neither PK alteration was accompanied by clinically significant haemodynamic changes during orthostatic stress testing.