2013
The Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions Between Buprenorphine/Naloxone and Elvitegravir/Cobicistat in Subjects Receiving Chronic Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment
Bruce RD, Winkle P, Custodio JM, Wei LX, Rhee MS, Kearney BP, Ramanathan S, Friedland GH. The Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions Between Buprenorphine/Naloxone and Elvitegravir/Cobicistat in Subjects Receiving Chronic Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 63: 480-484. PMID: 23599011, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3182961d31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEVG/COBIBuprenorphine/naloxoneBaseline valuesBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentEffect of elvitegravirElvitegravir/cobicistatOpioid-dependence therapiesHIV-seronegative subjectsNorbuprenorphine levelsOpioid pharmacodynamicsOpioid withdrawalNaloxone treatmentPharmacodynamic interactionsBuprenorphine/Historical controlsPharmacodynamic studiesAUCtauCobicistatNaloxoneCmaxElvitegravirTherapySubjectsCOBISteady-state evaluationA review of pharmacological interactions between HIV or hepatitis C virus medications and opioid agonist therapy: implications and management for clinical practice
Bruce RD, Moody DE, Altice FL, Gourevitch MN, Friedland GH. A review of pharmacological interactions between HIV or hepatitis C virus medications and opioid agonist therapy: implications and management for clinical practice. Expert Review Of Clinical Pharmacology 2013, 6: 249-269. PMID: 23656339, PMCID: PMC4198941, DOI: 10.1586/ecp.13.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyAntiretroviral therapyDrug interactionsAgonist therapyHIV medicationsHepatitis C virus medicationsHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentActive antiretroviral therapyC virus treatmentPharmacodynamic drug interactionsImportant clinical consequencesReview of abstractsHCV therapyAntiretroviral agentsPharmacodynamic interactionsPharmacological interactionsHIV therapyClinical consequencesVirus treatmentClinical practiceFollowing keywordsTherapyClinical implicationsMedicationsMethadone
2011
Rifampin, but not rifabutin, may produce opiate withdrawal in buprenorphine-maintained patients
McCance-Katz EF, Moody DE, Prathikanti S, Friedland G, Rainey PM. Rifampin, but not rifabutin, may produce opiate withdrawal in buprenorphine-maintained patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2011, 118: 326-334. PMID: 21596492, PMCID: PMC3272858, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine plasma concentrationsWithdrawal symptomsOpiate withdrawalPlasma concentrationsBuprenorphine-maintained patientsBuprenorphine-maintained subjectsDays of rifampinOpioid partial agonistBuprenorphine/naloxoneFirst-line treatmentOpiate withdrawal symptomsSignificant adverse eventsActive metabolite concentrationsOpioid-dependent individualsPlasma buprenorphine concentrationsBuprenorphine pharmacokineticsStable dosesAdverse eventsBuprenorphine doseBuprenorphine therapyAntituberculosis medicationPharmacodynamic interactionsRifampin administrationOpioid dependenceLine treatment
2006
Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Delavirdine
McCance‐Katz E, Rainey PM, Smith P, Morse GD, Friedland G, Boyarsky B, Gourevitch M, Jatlow P. Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Delavirdine. American Journal On Addictions 2006, 15: 23-34. PMID: 16449090, DOI: 10.1080/10550490500419029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug interactionsObjective Opioid Withdrawal ScaleSeven-day study periodNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorMini-Mental State ExaminationOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid Withdrawal ScaleClinical pharmacology studiesOpioid-dependent individualsReverse transcriptase inhibitorLAAM treatmentMethadone clearanceOpioid pharmacokineticsOpioid therapyOpioid toxicityAntiretroviral medicationsHIV outcomesPharmacodynamic interactionsCardiac toxicityWithdrawal symptomsAdverse symptomsTranscriptase inhibitorWithdrawal ScaleAcetyl methadolPharmacology studies
2003
The Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir-Ritonavir May Produce Opiate Withdrawal in Methadone-Maintained Patients
McCance-Katz EF, Rainey PM, Friedland G, Jatlow P. The Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir-Ritonavir May Produce Opiate Withdrawal in Methadone-Maintained Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: 476-482. PMID: 12905130, DOI: 10.1086/376907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLopinavir-ritonavirMethadone metabolismSubstance abuse pharmacotherapyOpiate withdrawal symptomsInjection drug usersConcentration-time curveMethadone areaMethadone dosesHIV diseaseMethadone concentrationsOral clearancePharmacodynamic interactionsWithdrawal symptomsOpiate withdrawalClinical monitoringDrug usersSame dosageRitonavirPotent inducerPatientsMethadoneProtease inhibitorsSignificant reductionR formulationTreatment