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Increased Systemic Exposure and Stronger Cardiovascular and Metabolic Adverse Reactions to Fenoterol in Individuals with Heritable OCT1 Deficiency.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 May 2018
Tzvetkov Mladen V, Matthaei Johannes, Pojar Sherin, Faltraco Frank, Vogler Sabrina, Prukop Thomas, Seitz Tina, Brockmöller Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Fenoterol is a widely used anti-asthmatic and tocolytic agent, but high plasma concentrations of fenoterol may lead to severe and even fatal adverse reactions. We studied whether heritable deficiency of the liver organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1), a trait observed in 3% of Europeans and white Americans, affects fenoterol plasma concentrations and toxicity. OCT1 transported fenoterol with high affinity, and OCT1...
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