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Co-administration of Fluvastatin and CYP3A4 and CYP2C8 Inhibitors May Increase the Exposure to Fluvastatin in Carriers of CYP2C9 Genetic Variants.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Jan 2017
Mukai Yuji, Narita Masayuki, Akiyama Erika, Ohashi Kanami, Horiuchi Yasutaka, Kato Yuka, Toda Takaki, Rane Anders, Inotsume Nobuo
Abstract excerpt
Fluvastatin, which is one of the hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins), is primarily metabolized by CYP2C9 and to a lesser extent by CYP3A4 and CYP2C8. Predictions of drug-drug interactions (DDI) are important for the safety of combination therapies with statins, in particular drugs that are metabolized by CYP3A4. Little information is available regarding drug interactions with...
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