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CYP2C9 polymorphisms and the interindividual variability in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the loop diuretic drug torsemide.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Dec 2004
Vormfelde Stefan Viktor, Engelhardt Sabine, Zirk Alexandra, Meineke Ingolf, Tuchen Franziska, Kirchheiner Julia, Brockmöller Jürgen
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INTRODUCTION: According to in vitro data, torsemide (INN, torasemide) is a substrate of the genetically polymorphic enzyme cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9, but the impact of CYP2C9 polymorphisms on torsemide pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics has not been studied in humans. METHODS: A total of 36 healthy volunteers (12, 9, 1, 9, 3, and 2 carriers of CYP2C9 genotypes *1/*1 , *1/*2 , *2/*2 , *1/*3 , *2/*3 , and *3/*3...
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