ID | 83493 |
Author |
Iwano, Junko
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Tokushima Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nakamura, Yoichi
Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
Izumida, Takashi
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Tokushima Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yokota, Masayuki
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Tokushima Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Takiguchi, Yoshiharu
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Tokushima Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Minakuchi, Kazuo
Division of Pharmacy, University Hospital, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
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Sone, Saburo
Third Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
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Keywords | theophylline
creatine kinase
drug interaction
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Content Type |
Journal Article
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Description | An increase in the serum creatine kinase (CK) level is one of the side effects of theophylline;on rare occasions, the increase may be followed by rhabdomyolysis. Theophylline is often administered with drugs that potentially elevate the serum CK level (CK-elevating drugs) such as β-agonists and steroids. However, the effects of the combined treatment of theophylline and CK-elevating drugs have not been reported. We, therefore, retrospectively investigated the effects of combined treatment on the serum CK level, in391asthmatic outpatients.
In this study, the number and type of the CK-elevating drugs administered, and the serum levels of CK and theophylline, were investigated. The patients were divided into four groups:the theophylline-treated and CK-elevating drug-treated group, the theophylline-treated and non-CK-elevating drug-treated group, the non-theophylline-treated and CK-elevating drug-treated group, and the non-theophylline-treated and non-CK-elevating drug-treated group. The theophylline-treated and CK-elevating drug-treated group showed about 100%higher serum CK levels (225IU/L) than any other group (102-124IU/L), and no increase in the serum theophylline level. This result indicates that there is a synergistic effect of theophylline and CK-elevating drugs on the serum CK level. The combined treatment of theophylline and CK-elevating drugs induces a synergistic increase in the serum CK level, indicating not pharmacokinetic but pharmacodynamic interactions with these drugs. |
Journal Title |
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
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ISSN | 13431420
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NCID | AA11166929
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Volume | 47
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Issue | 1-2
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Start Page | 9
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End Page | 13
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Sort Key | 9
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Published Date | 2000
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language |
eng
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departments |
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medical Sciences
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