Antihypertensives affects on the drug metabolism of buprenorphine

  • Ahn, Mee-Ryung (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administration) ;
  • Yoo, Tae-Moo (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
  • Sohn, Soo-Jung (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
  • Park, In-Sook (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
  • Suh, Soo-Kyung (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
  • Yang, Ji-Sun (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
  • Choi, Hong-Serck (National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administration)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Buprenorphine(BPN) is used to treat withdrawal syndromes in narcotic addictions. When narcotics are stopped, withdrawal syndromes such as pupil dilation and blood pressure increment are appeared. And BPN is often prescribed concomitantly with antihypertensives. We researched whether combined medicines of BPN and antihypertensives affected on the metabolism of BPN. After BPN was incubated with antihypertensives such as nifedipine, verapamil, captopril and propranolol in rat or human microsomes, amounts of BPN and its metabolite, norbuprenorphine (NBPN), were measured. (omitted)

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