Article
Induction of polymorphic 4'-hydroxylation of S-mephenytoin by rifampicin.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Sept 1990
Zhou H H, Anthony L B, Wood A J, Wilkinson G R
Abstract excerpt
Studies were performed in 13 healthy subjects to determine whether treatment with rifampicin results in induction of the metabolism of mephenytoin. Daily dosing with 600 mg rifampicin for 22 days caused a three to eightfold increase in the 0-8 h urinary R/S ratio of mephenytoin following oral adm...
Topics
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Hydroxylation
- Male
- Mephenytoin
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Rifampin
