Bosentan.

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Cheng JW

Bosentan.

Heart Dis. 2003 Mar-Apr;5(2):161-9.

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Abstract

Bosentan is the first endothelin (ET) receptor antagonist approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In patients with World Health Organization Class III and IV PAH, bosentan has demonstrated improvement in dyspnea and exercise tolerance. ET also plays an important role in the pathophysiology of different vascular diseases. Therefore, bosentan also may have the potential to alter the outcome of many other diseases, such as heart failure, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and renal disease, as well as cerebrovascular disorders. Because of the rarity and the poor prognosis of patients with PAH, as well as the requirement of close monitoring of bosentan (due to its potential of causing liver dysfunction and its teratogenic effects), bosentan is currently available only through a special access program and is distributed by certain selected pharmacies. Patients who are receiving bosentan should be taught to recognize early signs and symptoms of liver dysfunction and possible pregnancy. In addition, bosentan is not only a substrate but also an inducer of CYP3A4 and CYP2C9. Therefore, it is anticipated that numerous drug interactions may occur. Patients should be advised to consult their physicians or pharmacists should they need to consume other prescription or nonprescription medications.

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Drug Enzymes

Drug	Enzyme	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Bosentan	Cytochrome P450 2C9	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Substrate Inducer	Details