Effects of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir on midazolam and dabigatran pharmacokinetics in healthy participants

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AIMS: To evaluate pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety after coadministration of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir or ritonavir alone with midazolam (a cytochrome P450 3A4 substrate) and dabigatran (a P-glycoprotein substrate).

METHODS: PK was studied in 2 phase 1, open-label, fixed-sequence studies in healthy adults. Single oral doses of midazolam 2 mg (n = 12) or dabigatran 75 mg (n = 24) were administered alone and after steady state (i.e. ≥2 days) of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir 300 mg/100 mg and ritonavir 100 mg. Midazolam and dabigatran plasma concentrations and adverse events were analysed for each treatment.

RESULTS: After administration of midazolam with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (test) or alone (reference), midazolam geometric mean area under the concentration-time curve extrapolated to infinity (AUCinf ) and maximum plasma concentration (Cmax ) increased 14.3-fold and 3.7-fold, respectively. Midazolam coadministered with ritonavir (test) or alone (reference) resulted in 16.5-fold and 3.9-fold increases in midazolam geometric mean AUCinf and Cmax , respectively. After administration of dabigatran with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (test) or alone (reference), dabigatran geometric mean AUCinf and Cmax increased 1.9-fold and 2.3-fold, respectively. Dabigatran coadministered with ritonavir (test) or alone (reference) resulted in a 1.7-fold increase in dabigatran geometric mean AUCinf and Cmax . Midazolam or dabigatran exposures were generally comparable when coadministered with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir or ritonavir alone, with a slightly higher dabigatran Cmax with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir vs. ritonavir alone. Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir was generally safe when administered with or without midazolam or dabigatran. No serious or severe adverse events were reported.

CONCLUSION: Coadministration of midazolam or dabigatran with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir increased systemic exposure of midazolam or dabigatran. Midazolam exposures were comparable when coadministered with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir or ritonavir alone, suggesting no incremental effect of nirmatrelvir. Dabigatran Cmax was slightly higher when coadministered with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir compared with of ritonavir alone, suggesting a minor incremental effect of nirmatrelvir.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

British journal of clinical pharmacology - 89(2023), 11 vom: 24. Nov., Seite 3352-3363

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cox, Donna S [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Tahira [VerfasserIn]
Ginman, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Salageanu, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
LaBadie, Robert R [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Katty [VerfasserIn]
Damle, Bharat [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical pharmacology > medication safety
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
Dabigatran
EC 1.14.14.1
I0VM4M70GC
Journal Article
Midazolam
O3J8G9O825
Pharmacokinetics > cytochrome P450
Pharmacokinetics > drug interactions
Pharmacokinetics > p-glycoprotein
R60L0SM5BC
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ritonavir

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 25.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05032950, NCT05064800

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bcp.15835

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Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358554187