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Influence of polymorphic N-acetyltransferase phenotype on the inhibition and induction of acetaminophen bioactivation with long-term isoniazid.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jan 1997
Chien J Y, Peter R M, Nolan C M, Wartell C, Slattery J T, Nelson S D, Carithers R L, Thummel K E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine in patients receiving isoniazid prophylaxis whether an increase in the CYP2E1 dependent formation clearance of acetaminophen (paracetamol) to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) occurs during a normal 24-hour isoniazid dose interval and whether the interaction is dependent on acetylation status. METHODS: Acetaminophen elimination kinetics were determined on four different occasions. Ten...
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