Metoclopramide is metabolized by CYP2D6 and is a reversible inhibitor, but not inactivator, of CYP2D6.

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Livezey MR, Briggs ED, Bolles AK, Nagy LD, Fujiwara R, Furge LL

Metoclopramide is metabolized by CYP2D6 and is a reversible inhibitor, but not inactivator, of CYP2D6.

Xenobiotica. 2014 Apr;44(4):309-319. doi: 10.3109/00498254.2013.835885. Epub 2013 Sep 6.

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24010633 [ View in PubMed
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Abstract

1. Metoclopramide is a widely used clinical drug in a variety of medical settings with rare acute dystonic events reported. The aim of this study was to assess a previous report of inactivation of CYP2D6 by metoclopramide, to determine the contribution of various CYPs to metoclopramide metabolism, and to identify the mono-oxygenated products of metoclopramide metabolism. 2. Metoclopramide interacted with CYP2D6 with Type I binding and a Ks value of 9.56 +/- 1.09 microM. CYP2D6 was the major metabolizer of metoclopramide and the two major products were N-deethylation of the diethyl amine and N-hydroxylation on the phenyl ring amine. CYPs 1A2, 2C9, 2C19, and 3A4 also metabolized metoclopramide. 3. While reversible inhibition of CYP2D6 was noted, CYP2D6 inactivation by metoclopramide was not observed under conditions of varying concentration or varying time using Supersomes(TM) or pooled human liver microsomes. 4. The major metabolites of metoclopramide were N-hydroxylation and N-deethylation formed most efficiently by CYP2D6 but also formed by all CYPs examined. Also, while metoclopramide is metabolized primarily by CYP2D6, it is not a mechanism-based inactivator of CYP2D6 in vitro.

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Drug Enzymes
DrugEnzymeKindOrganismPharmacological ActionActions
MetoclopramideCytochrome P450 1A2ProteinHumans
Unknown
Substrate
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MetoclopramideCytochrome P450 2D6ProteinHumans
Unknown
Substrate
Inhibitor
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MetoclopramideCytochrome P450 3A4ProteinHumans
Unknown
Substrate
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Drug Reactions
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