British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
5 years ago

Pharmacokinetic interactions and dosing rationale for antiepileptic drugs in adults and children

W.M. Rauwé, M. Danhof, O. Della Pasqua, S.C. Dijkman
Aim Population pharmacokinetic modelling has been widely used across many therapeutic areas to identify sources of variability, which are incorporated into models as covariate factors. Despite numerous publications on pharmacokinetic (PK) drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), such data are not used to support the dose rationale for polytherapy in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Here we assess the impact of DDIs on plasma concentrations and evaluate the need for AED dose adjustment. Methods Models describing the pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine, clobazam, clonazepam, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, topiramate, valproic acid, and zonisamide in adult and paediatric patients were collected from the published literature and implemented in NONMEM v7.2. Taking current clinical practice into account, we explore simulation scenarios to characterise AED exposure in virtual patients receiving mono-, and polytherapy. Css, Cmax and Cmin were selected as parameters of interest for the purpose of this analysis. Results Our simulations show that DDIs can cause major changes in AED concentrations both in adults and children. When more than one AED is used, even larger changes are observed in the concentrations of the primary drug, leading to significant differences in Css between mono- and polytherapy for most AEDs. These results suggest that currently recommended dosing algorithms and titration procedures do not ensure attainment of appropriate therapeutic concentrations. Conclusions The effect of DDIs on AED exposure cannot be overlooked. Clinical guidelines must take into account such covariate effects and ensure appropriate dosing recommendations for adult and paediatric patients who require combination therapy.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13400

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