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. 2004 Dec;76(6):588-97.
doi: 10.1016/j.clpt.2004.08.011.

The pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir and M8 during pregnancy and post partum

Rolf P G van Heeswijk  1 , Yasmin Khaliq, Keith D Gallicano, Marc Bourbeau, Isabelle Seguin, Elizabeth J Phillips, D William Cameron
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The pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir and M8 during pregnancy and post partum

Rolf P G van Heeswijk et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir and its active metabolite hydroxy-t-butylamidenelfinavir (M8) during pregnancy and post partum.

Methods: Eleven human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected pregnant women receiving 1250 mg nelfinavir twice daily were enrolled. Pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir and M8 were assessed over a 12-hour period during pregnancy (median, 32 weeks' gestation; range, 31-36 weeks) and post partum (median, 8 weeks post partum; range, 6-15 weeks). Drug concentrations were analyzed by HPLC coupled to tandem mass spectroscopy, and pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by use of noncompartmental methods.

Results: The median area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 12 hours (AUC 0-12), the maximal plasma concentration (C max), and the concentration at the end of the dosing interval (C 12) for nelfinavir post partum were 33.5 h . microg/mL, 5.80 microg/mL, and 1.40 microg/mL, respectively. The values for the geometric mean ratio (GMR) (third trimester/post partum) for the nelfinavir AUC 0-12 , C max , and C 12 were 0.76 (90% confidence interval [CI], 0.54-1.06), 0.81 (90% CI, 0.57-1.15), and 0.43 (90% CI, 0.25-0.76), respectively. The GMR values for the M8 AUC 0-12 , C max , and C 12 were 0.32 (90% CI, 0.18-0.55), 0.31 (90% CI, 0.19-0.51), and 0.30 (90% CI, 0.14-0.64), respectively. The median ratio values of the AUC 0-12 of M8 and nelfinavir (M8/nelfinavir) during the third trimester and post partum were 11% and 27%, respectively (GMR, 0.42 [90% CI, 0.33-0.53]).

Conclusions: Nelfinavir exposure was reduced during pregnancy, and the reduction was statistically significant for C 12 . M8 concentrations were about 70% lower during pregnancy compared with post partum, suggesting either induction of hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 or inhibition of CYP2C19, or both, during pregnancy. Because 8 of 11 women had subtherapeutic nelfinavir trough concentrations during pregnancy, the safety and efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring should be investigated.

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