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Implications for IV posaconazole dosing in the era of obesity.

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Background

The prevalence of obesity has shown a dramatic increase over recent decades. Obesity is associated with underdosing of antimicrobial drugs for prophylaxis and treatment. Posaconazole is a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal drug licensed for prophylaxis and treatment of invasive fungal infections. It is unclear how posaconazole should be dosed in obese patients.

Methods

We performed a prospective study investigating the pharmacokinetics of posaconazole in morbidly obese (n = 16) and normal-weight (n = 8) subjects, with a weight ranging between 61.4 and 190 kg, after a 300 or 400 mg IV dose. Population pharmacokinetic modelling was used to assess the effect of body size on posaconazole pharmacokinetics. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03246386.

Results

Total body weight best predicted changes in CL and V. Model-based simulations demonstrated that, for treatment of fungal infections, a daily IV dose of 300 mg will result in a PTA of ≥90% in individuals up to 140 kg, after which both twice daily loading and the daily maintenance dose should be increased to 400 mg. For prophylaxis, a 300 mg IV dose is adequate in patients up to 190 kg.

Conclusions

Body size has a significant impact on posaconazole CL and V, resulting in a lower exposure in obese subjects compared with normal-weight subjects. For therapeutic use of posaconazole, a dose increase is required in patients above 140 kg. For prophylaxis, a 300 mg IV dose is adequate. For oral treatment, these recommendations can act as a starting point followed by therapeutic drug monitoring.

SUBMITTER: Wasmann RE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7069473 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Implications for IV posaconazole dosing in the era of obesity.

Wasmann Roeland E RE Smit Cornelis C van Donselaar Marieke H MH van Dongen Eric P A EPA Wiezer René M J RMJ Verweij Paul E PE Burger David M DM Knibbe Catherijne A J CAJ Brüggemann Roger J M RJM

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 20200401 4

<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of obesity has shown a dramatic increase over recent decades. Obesity is associated with underdosing of antimicrobial drugs for prophylaxis and treatment. Posaconazole is a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal drug licensed for prophylaxis and treatment of invasive fungal infections. It is unclear how posaconazole should be dosed in obese patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a prospective study investigating the pharmacokinetics of posaconazole in morbidly obese ...[more]

PMID: 31971567

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Implications for IV posaconazole dosing in the era of obesity.

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Implications for IV posaconazole dosing in the era of obesity.

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