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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Paxlovid-tacrolimus drug-drug interaction caused severe diarrhea that induced combined diabetic ketoacidosis and a hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state in a kidney transplant patient: a case report.

Wei Luo, Yu He, Mao Gang Wei, Guang Bing Lu, Qun Yi

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Wei Luo *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. 451188923@qq.com.
Yu He *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Mao Gang WeiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Guang Bing LuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Meishan Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Meishan, 620010, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Qun YiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. lshdlw@foxmail.com.
People's Hospital of Bishan District · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransplant recipients are at high risk of coronavirus disease 2019, and a timely supply of antivirals should be prioritized for those patients. Complicated drug‒drug interactions limit the use of Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) coadministered with tacrolimus. Here, we report a patient with a kidney transplant who received Paxlovid and reduced-dose tacrolimus at the same time and suffered a severe tacrolimus toxicity. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a 56-year-old man of Han ethnicity with a kidney transplant who suffered from coronavirus disease 2019 twice. For the first infection, the immunosuppressants were substituted by dexamethasone when the patient used Paxlovid, and everything went well. For the second time, tacrolimus at a reduced dose concomitant with Paxlovid caused severe diarrhea, inducing combined diabetic ketoacidosis and a hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state.

conclusionThis case challenges the dose-adjustment strategy of managing drug‒drug interactions. We suggest that tacrolimus should be stopped when Paxlovid is applied and that corticosteroids could be a good substitution.

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COVID-19Diabetes MellitusDiabetic KetoacidosisKidney TransplantationDiarrheaDrug CombinationsDrug InteractionsHumansLactamsLeucineMiddle AgedNitrilesProlineRitonavirTacrolimusDrug CombinationsLactamsLeucinenirmatrelvir and ritonavir drug combinationNitrilesProlineRitonavirTacrolimusCase reportCoronavirus disease 2019Diabetic ketoacidosisHyperosmolar hyperglycemic stateImmunosuppressantPaxlovidTacrolimusTransplant recipients

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