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Influence of Rifampin on Tocainide Pharmacokinetics in Humans

Influence of Rifampin on Tocainide Pharmacokinetics in Humans

T L Rice, J H Patterson, C Celestin, J R Foster, J R Powell

Clin Pharm. 1989 Mar;8(3):200-5.

PMID: 2495879

Abstract:

The effects of metabolic enzyme induction by rifampin on the pharmacokinetics of tocainide were studied in eight healthy volunteers. In an open, unrandomized fashion, volunteers received tocainide hydrochloride 600 mg orally. Blood samples were obtained immediately before and at various time intervals up to 48 hours after the dose. Urine samples were collected before and at various intervals up to 72 hours after the dose. Serum and urine samples were assayed for tocainide content by high-performance liquid chromatography. After a four-week washout period, volunteers ingested 300 mg of rifampin by mouth every 12 hours. After 10 doses, subjects received a second oral dose of tocainide hydrochloride 600 mg, and blood and urine samples were collected as before. During the sampling period, subjects continued to ingest rifampin 300 mg orally every 12 hours. Significant differences in elimination rate constant (average increase, 0.0545 to 0.0748 hr-1), elimination half-life (average reduction, 13.2 to 9.4 hours), oral clearance, and area under the concentration-time curve (average reduction, 76.8 to 55.0 mg.hr/L) between the control and rifampin treatment phases were observed. Volume of distribution and renal clearance of tocainide were not significantly different after rifampin treatment. Tocainide appears to be susceptible to significant drug-drug interactions mediated by metabolic enzyme induction.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP71395147-A	Tocainide hydrochloride		71395-14-7	Price

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