2009
Pharmacokinetics of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Children in Kampala, Uganda▿
Mwesigwa J, Parikh S, McGee B, German P, Drysdale T, Kalyango JN, Clark TD, Dorsey G, Lindegardh N, Annerberg A, Rosenthal PJ, Kamya MR, Aweeka F. Pharmacokinetics of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine in Children in Kampala, Uganda▿. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2009, 54: 52-59. PMID: 19841149, PMCID: PMC2798532, DOI: 10.1128/aac.00679-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyUncomplicated malariaActive metaboliteConcentration-time curveWorld Health OrganizationACT regimensArtesunate-AmodiaquineLast doseArtemether-lumefantrineLevel of exposureDrug regimensVenous samplingCombination therapyUgandan childrenPK parametersPharmacokinetic dataArtemisinin derivativesPK resultsOptimum dosingRegimensLumefantrineHealth OrganizationAdultsChildrenDesethylamodiaquine
2007
Amodiaquine Metabolism is Impaired by Common Polymorphisms in CYP2C8: Implications for Malaria Treatment in Africa
Parikh S, Ouedraogo J, Goldstein JA, Rosenthal PJ, Kroetz DL. Amodiaquine Metabolism is Impaired by Common Polymorphisms in CYP2C8: Implications for Malaria Treatment in Africa. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 82: 197-203. PMID: 17361129, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkynesAmodiaquineAntimalarialsAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesBenzoxazinesBurkina FasoChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCyclopropanesCytochrome P-450 CYP2C8Dose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEnzyme InhibitorsGenotypeHIV Protease InhibitorsHumansLopinavirMalaria, FalciparumModels, BiologicalPolymorphism, GeneticPyridinesPyrimidinonesPyronesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsSaquinavirSpectrophotometry, UltravioletSulfonamidesTreatment OutcomeTrimethoprimConceptsAntimalarial drug amodiaquineMalaria-infected patientsAntiretroviral drug efavirenzImportant clinical implicationsAmodiaquine metabolismCYP2C8 genotypeMalaria treatmentN-desethylamodiaquineCYP2C8 variantsCYP2C8 activityCYP2C8 inhibitorsDrug interactionsDefective metabolismClinical implicationsCYP2C8Common polymorphismsDrug efavirenzMetabolismRelevant concentrationsDrugsEfficacyPrimary metabolitesAllele frequenciesToxicitySample size