Nonlinear mixed effects model analysis of the pharmacokinetics of routinely administered bepridil in Japanese patients with arrhythmias

Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Masato TaguchiYukiya Hashimoto

Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate variability in the pharmacokinetics of bepridil in 38 Japanese patients with arrhythmias, and to investigate the effects of aprindine as well as CYP2D6 and CYP3A5 polymorphisms on the oral clearance of bepridil. We determined the polymorphic alleles of CYP2D6 and CYP3A5 in each subject. The plasma concentration of bepridil at steady-state following repetitive oral administration was measured with an HPLC-based method, and the oral clearance was estimated using the nonlinear mixed effects model (NONMEM) program. Mean oral clearance was significantly greater in the patients with the CYP2D6*10 allele than in those without it. On the other hand, no significant effect of the CYP3A5 polymorphism was observed on the pharmacokinetics of bepridil. In addition, aprindine seemed to reduce the oral clearance of bepridil in the patients with the CYP2D6*10 allele.

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