title: Single dose pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide in patients on lamotrigine monotherapy.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-E, 100 mg) were compared in 10 patients on chronic monotherapy with lamotrigine (LTG, 200-300 mg/day) and in 10 drug-free healthy control subjects. CBZ-E pharmacokinetic parameters in LTG-treated patients were found to be similar to those observed in controls (half-life: 7.2 +/- 1.6 vs 6.1 +/- 0.9 h; apparent oral clearance: 110.8 +/- 53.1 vs 120.5 +/- 29.9 ml/h/kg; apparent volume of distribution: 1.08 +/- 0.37 vs 1.04 +/- 0.25 l/kg respectively; means +/- s.d.). These data indicate that, contrary to previous suggestions, LTG has no effect on the metabolic disposition of CBZ-E.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Clinic, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perucca
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004347:Drug Interactions; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014227:Triazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014227:Triazines; D002220:Carbamazepine; C012227:carbamazepine epoxide; D000077213:Lamotrigine