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SUBMITTER: Haas DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4039203 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haas David M DM Quinney Sara K SK Clay Jayanti M JM Renbarger Jamie L JL Hebert Mary F MF Clark Shannon S Umans Jason G JG Caritis Steve N SN
American journal of perinatology 20120808 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To characterize the pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics of nifedipine in pregnancy.<h4>Study design</h4>Pregnant women receiving oral nifedipine underwent steady-state pharmacokinetic testing over one dosing interval. DNA was obtained and genotyped for cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A5 and CYP3A4*1B. Nifedipine and oxidized nifedipine concentrations were measured in plasma, and pharmacokinetic parameters were compared between those women who expressed a CYP3A5*1 allele and those who ...[more]