Kukanich Butch, Kukanich Kate S, Rodriguez Jessica R
Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
Vet Anaesth Analg. 2011 May;38(3):224-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2011.00602.x.
The objective was to examine the effects of inhibiting cytochrome P450 (CYP) on the pharmacokinetics of oral methadone in dogs.
Prospective non-randomized experimental trial.
Six healthy Greyhounds (three male and three female).
The study was divided into two phases. Oral methadone (mean = 2.1 mg kg(-1) PO) was administered as whole tablets in Phase 1. In Phase 2 oral methadone (2.1 mg kg(-1) PO) was administered concurrently with ketoconazole (13.0 mg kg(-1) PO q 24 hours), chloramphenicol (48.7 mg kg(-1) PO q 12 hours), fluoxetine (1.3 mg kg(-1) PO q 24 hours), and trimethoprim (6.5 mg kg(-1) PO q 24 hours). Blood was obtained for analysis of methadone plasma concentrations by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. The maximum plasma concentration (C(max)), time to C(max) (T(max)), and the area under the curve from time 0 to the last measurable time point above the limit of quantification of the analytical assay (AUC(0-LAST)) were compared statistically.
The C(max) of methadone was significantly different (p=0.016) for Phase 1 (5.5 ng mL(-1)) and Phase 2 (171.9 ng mL(-1)). The AUC(0-LAST) was also significantly different (p=0.004) for Phase 1 (13.1 hour ng mL(-1)) and Phase 2 (3075.2 hour ng mL(-1)).
Concurrent administration of CYP inhibitors with methadone significantly increased the area under the curve and plasma concentrations of methadone after oral administration to dogs. Further studies are needed assessing more clinically relevant combinations of methadone and CYP inhibitors.
