Evaluation of phenytoin dosage regimen based on the genetic test of CYP2C subfamily

Y. Hashimoto*, U. Uwai, A. Odani, H. Hattori, K. Iniu

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Abstract

We have estimated the population pharmacokinetic parameters of phenytoin in Japanese patients with epilepsy (Biol. Pharm. Bull., 19, 444, 1996), and examined the effect of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9/19 polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics of phenytoin (Clin. Pharmacol. Ther., 62, 287, 1997). In this study, we evaluated the phenytoin dosage regimen based on the simple polymerase chain reaction-based genetic test of CYP2C isozymes. The population pharmacokinetic parameters without the information of CYP2C genotypes failed to predict the serum phenytoin concentration in patients with the mutation in CYP2C9 (Ile359→Leu). In contrast, the genotyping of CYP2C9/19 in individual patients was useful in determining which patients are at risk for drug intoxication. In addition, the precision of the predicted serum phenytoin concentrations was improved by the bayesian analysis based on the population pharmacokinetic parameters involving the polymorphism of CYP2C subfamily. The genetic test for the CYP2C isozymes will be useful in designing the dosage of phenytoin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167
Number of pages1
JournalClinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume65
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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