title: Effect of terbinafine on theophylline pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers.
abstract: Twelve healthy volunteers were enrolled in an open-label, randomized, crossover study. Subjects received single doses of theophylline (5 mg/kg) with and without multiple-dose terbinafine, and 11 blood samples were collected over 24 h. The study phases were separated by a 4-week washout period. Theophylline serum data were modeled via noncompartmental analysis. When the control phase (i.e., no terbinafine) was compared to the treatment phase (terbinafine), theophylline exposure (the area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity) increased by 16% (P = 0.03), oral clearance decreased by 14% (P = 0.04), and half-life increased by 24% (P = 0.002). No significant changes in other theophylline pharmacokinetic parameters were evident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Services, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, New York 13326-1394, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Trépanier
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Nafziger
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Amsden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000077291:Terbinafine; D013806:Theophylline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D013806:Theophylline; D000077291:Terbinafine