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Population pharmacokinetic modelling of febuxostat in healthy subjects and people with gout.

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Aims

To investigate and characterise the pharmacokinetics of febuxostat and the effect of the covariates of renal function and body size descriptors on the pharmacokinetics of the drug.

Methods

Blood samples (n = 239) were collected using sparse and rich sampling strategies from healthy (n = 9) and gouty (n = 29) subjects. Febuxostat plasma concentrations were measured by a validated high-performance liquid chromatography method. Population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed using NONMEM. A common variability on bioavailability (FVAR) approach was used to test the effect of fed status on absorption parameters. Covariates were modelled using a power model.

Results

The time course of the plasma concentrations of febuxostat is best described by a two-compartment model. In the final model, the population mean for apparent clearance (CL/F), apparent central volume of distribution (Vc/F), apparent peripheral volume of distribution (Vp/F), absorption rate constant (ka) and apparent intercompartmental clearance (Q/F) were 6.91 l h^-1 , 32.8 l, 19.4 l, 3.6 h^-1 and 1.25 l h^-1 , respectively. The population parmater variability (coefficient of variation) for CL/F, Vc/F and Vp/F were 13.6, 22 and 19.5%, respectively. Food reduced the relative biovailability and ka by 67% and 87%, respectively. Renal function, as assessed by creatinine clearance, was a significant covariate for CL/F while body mass index was a significant covariate for Vc/F.

Conclusions

Renal function and body mass index were significant covariates. Further work is warranted to investigate the clinical relevance of these results, notably as renal impairment and obesity are common occurrences in people with gout.

SUBMITTER: Kamel B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796681 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Population pharmacokinetic modelling of febuxostat in healthy subjects and people with gout.

Kamel Bishoy B Abuhelwa Ahmad Y AY Foster David D Duong Janna K JK Graham Garry G GG Williams Kenneth M KM Pile Kevin D KD Day Richard O RO

British journal of clinical pharmacology 20220728 12

<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate and characterise the pharmacokinetics of febuxostat and the effect of the covariates of renal function and body size descriptors on the pharmacokinetics of the drug.<h4>Methods</h4>Blood samples (n = 239) were collected using sparse and rich sampling strategies from healthy (n = 9) and gouty (n = 29) subjects. Febuxostat plasma concentrations were measured by a validated high-performance liquid chromatography method. Population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed u ...[more]

PMID: 35849446

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Population pharmacokinetic modelling of febuxostat in healthy subjects and people with gout.

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Population pharmacokinetic modelling of febuxostat in healthy subjects and people with gout.

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