title: The effect of cimetidine on serum concentrations of piroxicam.
abstract: To evaluate the effect of cimetidine on serum concentrations of piroxicam, we administered a single 20-mg oral dose of piroxicam to 10 healthy male volunteers on 2 occasions. The first was given on day 1 of the study and the second on day 15, 7 days after starting cimetidine 300 mg orally 4 times a day. Nineteen blood samples were drawn for 7 days after each piroxicam dose to characterize its pharmacokinetics. Piroxicam was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The mean piroxicam elimination rate constants (Kel), elimination half-lives, and area under the serum concentration-time curves (AUC) were as follows (mean +/- standard deviation): (formula; see text) Data were analyzed with a Wilcoxon matched-pairs, signed-ranks, two-tailed statistical test. Although the increase in AUC was statistically significant, it was of low amplitude (mean 15%) and is probably not clinically significant. The results of this study suggest that cimetidine does not significantly alter the elimination kinetics of a single dose of piroxicam in young healthy males. Additional investigation is needed to confirm these findings in other patient populations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000097:blood*; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D010894:Piroxicam; D013843:Thiazines / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D013843:Thiazines; D010894:Piroxicam; D002927:Cimetidine