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Contribution of CYP2C19 and CYP3A4 to the formation of the active nortilidine from the prodrug tilidine.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Nov 2012
Grün Barbara, Merkel Ulrike, Riedel Klaus-Dieter, Weiss Johanna, Mikus Gerd
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WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT: The analgesic activity of tilidine is mediated by its active metabolite, nortilidine, which easily penetrates the blood-brain barrier and binds to the µ-opioid receptor as a potent agonist. Tilidine undergoes an extensive first-pass metabolism, which has been suggested to be mediated by CYP3A4 and CYP2C19; furthermore, strong inhibition of CYP3A4 and CYP2C19 by...
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