Lack of a clinically significant interaction of grapefruit juice with ambrisentan and bosentan in healthy adults.

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Markert C, Wirsching T, Hellwig R, Burhenne J, Weiss J, Riedel KD, Mikus G, Haefeli WE

Lack of a clinically significant interaction of grapefruit juice with ambrisentan and bosentan in healthy adults.

Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Nov;52(11):957-64. doi: 10.5414/CP202164.

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OBJECTIVE: We assessed the effect of 1 x 300 mL/d and 3 x 300 mL/d grapefruit juice (GFJ) on ambrisentan and bosentan pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers. METHODS: In the ambrisentan study, 12 healthy extensive metabolizers (EM) of CYP2C19 received therapeutic doses of ambrisentan (5 mg q.d. on study days 1 - 11) and GFJ (1 x 300 mL/d on study days 6 - 8 and 3 x 300 mL/d on study days 9 - 11). Ambrisentan pharmacokinetics was assessed on study days 5, 8, and 11. In the bosentan study, 16 healthy EM of CYP2C9, who were stratified into two groups (CYP3A5 expressors (n = 8) and CYP3A5 non-expressors (n = 8)), received bosentan (125 mg b.i.d. on study days 1 - 13) and GFJ (1 x 300 mL/d on study days 8 - 10 and 3 x 300 mL/d on study days 11 - 13). Bosentan pharmacokinetics was assessed on study days 7, 10, and 13. RESULTS: Whereas 1 x 300 mL/d GFJ had no effect on the pharmacokinetics of ambrisentan and its metabolite, 3 x 300 mL/d GFJ increased the exposure with ambrisentan by 8% and the molar plasma metabolic ratio by 22% (both p < 0.05). Correspondingly, the apparent oral clearance of ambrisentan decreased to 92% (p < 0.05). GFJ slightly prolonged tmax of bosentan and increased the metabolic ratio of bosentan/hydroxy-bosentan by 19% (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: GFJ had no clinically relevant effect on the pharmacokinetics or safety profile of ambrisentan and bosentan. Therefore, no dose adjustments are needed, and GFJ can be safely co-administered even at very high doses.

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