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The role of cytochrome P2C19 in R-warfarin pharmacokinetics and its interaction with omeprazole.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Jun 2008
Uno Tsukasa, Sugimoto Katsuyoshi, Sugawara Kazunobu, Tateishi Tomonori
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies reported omeprazole to be an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 and suggested the pharmacokinetic interaction of omeprazole with R-warfarin. The aim of this study was to compare possible effects of omeprazole on the stereoselective pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of warfarin between CYP2C19 genotypes. Seventeen subjects, of whom 10 were homozygous extensive metabolizers (hmEMs) and...
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