1. Effect of increasing gastric pH with famotidine on the absorption and oral pharmacokinetics of the inotropic agent vesnarinone.
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Koneru B, Cowart DT, Noorisa M, Kisicki J, and Bramer SL
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- Administration, Oral, Area Under Curve, Cardiotonic Agents administration & dosage, Cardiotonic Agents urine, Cross-Over Studies, Double-Blind Method, Drug Interactions, Female, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration drug effects, Male, Metabolic Clearance Rate, Pyrazines, Quinolines administration & dosage, Quinolines urine, Cardiotonic Agents pharmacokinetics, Famotidine pharmacology, Histamine H2 Antagonists pharmacology, Intestinal Absorption drug effects, Quinolines pharmacokinetics
- Abstract
The effect of famotidine, an H2 receptor blocker, on the oral absorption and pharmacokinetics of the novel agent vesnarinone was investigated after oral administration of 60 mg vesnarinone with and without pretreatment with intravenous famotidine. The single-blind, randomized, two-way crossover study was conducted in 12 volunteers, with a washout period of 7 days between the two treatments. A pH monitor was used to ensure that gastric pH of the subjects was < or = 3 in the absence of and > or = 5 in the presence of famotidine. A significant decrease in maximum concentration (Cmax) and increase in time to Cmax (tmax) was observed for vesnarinone during treatment with famotidine, whereas area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) was similar for both treatments. The physicochemical properties of the drug support the above observations. Therefore, therapies that increase gastric pH will affect the rate but not the extent of absorption of vesnarinone or the safety or efficacy profile of vesnarinone.
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- 1998
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