title: Effect of cimetidine and ranitidine on absorption of [125I]levothyroxine administered orally.
abstract: Female patients with a simple goiter were pretreated on 2 occasions (at an interval of 4 wk) with po placebo or 400 mg cimetidine (Cim) (Group A, n = 10), or with placebo or 30 mg ranitidine (Ran) (Group B, n = 10), 90 and 150 min, respectively, prior to the po gelatin capsules containing [125I]levothyroxine ([125I]LT4). A double-blind randomized study protocol was kept. Venous blood samples were taken at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 150, 180, 210, and 240 min after po [125I]LT4 and the radioactivities in serum were counted. Similar [125I]LT4 radioactivities were found after placebo pretreatment in both groups: AUC 467 +/- 82 in Group A vs 459 +/- 109 in Group B. Cimetidine decreased the serum [125I]LT4 radioactivities: AUC371 +/- 72 (Cim) vs 467 +/- 82 (placebo) (P < 0.01), but Ran did not: AUC 477 +/- 132 (Ran) vs 459 +/- 109 (placebo) (P > 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Diseases, Silesian School of Medicine, Tychy, Poland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jonderko
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jonderko
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcisz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotulska
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D002927:Cimetidine; D011899:Ranitidine; D013974:Thyroxine