A Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Clarithromycin and Sirolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipient

Title: A Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Clarithromycin and Sirolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipient

Volume: 8 Issue: 4

Author(s): Domenico Capone, Giuseppe Palmiero, Antonio Gentile, Vincenzo Basile, Stefano Federico, Massimo Sabbatini, Maria Potenza, Anna Perfetti, Maria Pieri and Giovanni Tarantino

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Keywords: Sirolimus, clarithromycin, therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacokinetics, nephrotoxicity

Abstract: Bacterial infection is a frequent event in renal transplant recipients and often requires the use of antimicrobial agents. In this paper it is reported an evidence of pharmacokinetic interaction between clarithromycin and sirolimus in a kidney transplanted woman, suffering from pulmonary infection sustained by a bacterial pathogen, in particular Hemophilus Influenzae. In the present case report, the concomitant administration of clarithromycin and sirolimus determined impressive increase of sirolimus trough blood concentrations from 6.2 up to 54 ng/mL and this increase was associated with an acute impairment of renal function, almost completely reversed upon both drugs discontinuation. This drug-drug interaction is due to a likely inhibition of activity of both cytochrome P450 3A4 and P-glycoprotein. Although this interaction could be predicted, it represents the first reported clinical evidence.

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Capone Domenico, Palmiero Giuseppe, Gentile Antonio, Basile Vincenzo, Federico Stefano, Sabbatini Massimo, Potenza Maria, Perfetti Anna, Pieri Maria and Tarantino Giovanni, A Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Clarithromycin and Sirolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipient, Current Drug Metabolism 2007; 8 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920007780655405