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10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23644.x
Title: | A multicenter study of the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus ointment after first and repeated application to children with atopic dermatitis |
Authors: | Harper, John Smith, Catherine Rubins, Andris Green, Adrian Jackson, Karina Zigure, Sanita Bourke, John Alomar, Augustín Stevenson, Paul Foster, Claire Undre, Nasrullah Rīga Stradiņš University |
Keywords: | Children;Clinical efficacy;Pharmacokinetics;Tacrolimus ointment;1.6 Biological sciences;3.2 Clinical medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;Biochemistry;Molecular Biology;Dermatology;Cell Biology |
Issue Date: | Apr-2005 |
Citation: | Harper , J , Smith , C , Rubins , A , Green , A , Jackson , K , Zigure , S , Bourke , J , Alomar , A , Stevenson , P , Foster , C & Undre , N 2005 , ' A multicenter study of the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus ointment after first and repeated application to children with atopic dermatitis ' , Journal of Investigative Dermatology , vol. 124 , no. 4 , pp. 695-699 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23644.x |
Abstract: | The pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus after first and repeated application of 0.1% tacrolimus ointment were evaluated in 39 children, aged 6-12 y, with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. The patients were grouped according to the size of the affected body surface area to be treated: Group 1 ≤ 1500 cm 2; Group 2 > 1500 cm2≤ 3000 cm2; Group 3 > 3000 cm2 ≤ 5000 cm2. Serial blood samples to calculate pharmacokinetic parameters taken on Day 1 (first ointment application) and Day 14 (last application) showed minimal systemic exposure to tacrolimus. Overall, 92% of the blood samples assayed contained tacrolimus concentrations below 1 ng per mL and 17% of samples were below 0.025 ng per mL, the lower limit of quantification. Systemic exposure to tacrolimus varied between patients and tended to increase proportionally as the size of the treated body surface area increased. Absorption decreased with time as the skin lesions healed and there was no evidence of systemic accumulation. The mean apparent half-life of tacrolimus (t1/2, z) was 66 ± 27 h (range 19-125 h). Most patients experienced substantial clinical improvement in their atopic dermatitis. There were no clinically relevant changes in laboratory values, and the most frequently reported adverse event was skin burning, which resolved quickly as the skin condition improved. |
Description: | Funding Information: This study was sponsored by Fujisawa GmbH, Munich, Germany. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23644.x |
ISSN: | 0022-202X |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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