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