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Trial reportOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2017

Pharmacokinetics of coadministration of levothyroxine sodium and alendronate sodium new effervescent formulation.

H G Bone, M A Walter, M E Hurley, S Epstein

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Trial report in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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H G BoneMichigan Bone & Mineral Clinic, 22201 Moross Road, Suite 260, Detroit, MI, 48236, USA. hgbone.md@att.net.ORCID 0000-0002-4227-2595
M A WalterMission Pharmacal Company, 10999 Interstate Highway 10 West, Suite 1000, San Antonio, TX, 78230, USA.
M E HurleyHurley Consulting Associates Ltd., 25 DeForest Avenue, Summit, NJ, 07901, USA.
S EpsteinDivision of Endocrinology Diabetes and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Atran Building, 1428 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, Box 1055, New York, NY, 10029, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

No clinically important pharmacokinetic interference of alendronate occurred between a new effervescent formulation of alendronate and levothyroxine when coadministered. The combination does not materially affect levothyroxine absorption.

introductionConcurrent treatment of osteoporosis with alendronate (Aln) and hypothyroidism with levothyroxine (LT4) may be problematic because both drugs are to be taken separately after fasting overnight. The primary objective was to assess pharmacokinetic interactions between a new effervescent formulation of Aln (Aln-NEF) and LT4.

methodsA randomized, open-label, 3-way crossover study was conducted in 30 healthy adults (15 women). Subjects were dosed 3 times, separated by 35 days, after overnight fasts, with Aln-NEF alone (70 mg), LT4 alone (600 μg), or Aln-NEF and LT4 concurrently. Samples were analyzed for plasma Aln and serum LT4. Pharmacokinetic drug-drug interaction was assessed using 90% confidence intervals (CIs) for the test/reference ratio of the geometric means for area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to last measureable time point (AUC

resultsGeometric mean ratios (Aln-NEF with LT4/Aln-NEF alone) were 0.927 (90% CI 0.795-1.081) for AUC

conclusionsThere was no clinically important pharmacokinetic interference between the Aln-NEF formulation and LT4. Aln-NEF does not materially affect LT4 absorption.

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Administration, OralAdolescentAdultAlendronateBone Density Conservation AgentsCross-Over StudiesDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug CompoundingDrug InteractionsFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMiddle AgedTherapeutic EquivalencyAlendronateBone Density Conservation AgentsDrug CombinationsThyroxineAlendronateBisphosphonateDrug interactionLevothyroxinePharmacokinetics

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PMID28204953
PMCPMC5393287

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