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SUBMITTER: Brill MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4628089 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brill Margreke J MJ van Rongen Anne A van Dongen Eric P EP van Ramshorst Bert B Hazebroek Eric J EJ Darwich Adam S AS Rostami-Hodjegan Amin A Knibbe Catherijne A CA
Pharmaceutical research 20150723 12
<h4>Purpose</h4>Bariatric surgery is nowadays commonly applied as treatment for morbid obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m(2)). As information about the effects of this procedure on a drug's pharmacokinetics is limited, we aimed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of CYP3A probe substrate midazolam after oral and intravenous administration in a cohort of morbidly obese patients that was studied before and 1 year post bariatric surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty morbidly obese patients (aged 26-58 years) undergoing ...[more]