Publication: Optimization of dosing regimens of isoniazid and rifampicin in children with tuberculosis in India
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2019-03-01
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13652125
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03065251
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Mahidol University
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Vol.85, No.3 (2019), 644-654
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Blessed Winston Aruldhas, Richard M. Hoglund, Jaya Ranjalkar, Joel Tarning, Sumith K. Mathew, Valsan Philip Verghese, Anuradha Bose, Binu Susan Mathew Optimization of dosing regimens of isoniazid and rifampicin in children with tuberculosis in India. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Vol.85, No.3 (2019), 644-654. doi:10.1111/bcp.13846 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/51831
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Optimization of dosing regimens of isoniazid and rifampicin in children with tuberculosis in India
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© 2018 The Authors. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Pharmacological Society. Aims: Pharmacokinetic studies in the past have shown inadequate antituberculosis drug levels in children with the currently available dosing regimens. This study attempted to investigate the pharmacokinetics of isoniazid and rifampicin, when used in children, and to optimize their dosing regimens. Methods: Data were collected from 41 children, aged 2–16 years, who were being treated with antituberculosis drugs for at least 2 months. Concentration measurements were done for 6 h and analysed using a nonlinear, mixed-effects model. Results: Isoniazid pharmacokinetics were described by a one-compartment disposition model with a transit absorption model (fixed, n = 5). A mixture model was used to identify the slow and fast acetylator subgroups. Rifampicin was described by a one-compartment disposition model with a transit absorption model (fixed, n = 9). Body weight was added to the clearance and volume of distribution of both the drugs using an allometric function. Simulations with the isoniazid model showed that 84.9% of the population achieved therapeutic peak serum concentration with the planned fixed-dose combination regimen. Simulations with the rifampicin model showed that only about 28.8% of the simulated population achieve the therapeutic peak serum concentration with the fixed-dose combination regimen. A novel regimen for rifampicin, with an average dose of 35 mg kg –1 , was found to provide adequate drug exposure in most children. Conclusions: The exposure to isoniazid is adequate with present regimens. For rifampicin, a novel dosing regimen was developed to ensure adequate drug concentrations in children. However, further studies are required to assess the dose–effect relationship of higher doses of rifampicin.