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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model to Predict Systemic Ondansetron Concentration in Liver Cirrhosis Patients.

Faleh Alqahtani, Abdullah H Alruwaili, Mohammed S Alasmari, Sultan A Almazroa, Khaled S Alsuhaibani, Muhammad F Rasool, Abdulkarim F Alruwaili, Sary Alsanea

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 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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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Faleh AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3924-593X
Abdullah H AlruwailiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed S AlasmariDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan A AlmazroaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled S AlsuhaibaniDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad F RasoolDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8607-8583
Abdulkarim F AlruwailiClinical Pharmacy Unit, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh 12381, Saudi Arabia.
Sary AlsaneaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5323-5781
King Saud University · SABahauddin Zakariya University · PK

Funding

The Deputyship for Research & Innovation "Ministry of Education" in Saudi Arabia IFKSUDR_H193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOndansetron is a drug that is routinely prescribed for the management of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer, radiation therapy, and surgical operations. It is mainly metabolized in the liver, and it might accumulate in patients with hepatic impairment and lead to unwanted adverse events.

methodsA physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to predict the exposure of ondansetron in healthy and liver cirrhosis populations. The population-based PBPK simulator PK-Sim was utilized for simulating ondansetron exposure in healthy and liver cirrhosis populations.

resultsThe developed model successfully described the pharmacokinetics of ondansetron in healthy and liver cirrhosis populations. The predicted area under the curve, maximum systemic concentration, and clearance were within the allowed twofold range. The exposure of ondansetron in the population of Child-Pugh class C has doubled in comparison to Child-Pugh class A. The dose has to be adjusted for liver cirrhosis patients to ensure comparable exposure to a healthy population.

conclusionIn this study, the developed PBPK model has described the pharmacokinetics of ondansetron successfully. The PBPK model has been successfully evaluated to be used as a tool for dose adjustments in liver cirrhosis patients.

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liver cirrhosisnauseaondansetronphysiologically based pharmacokineticssimulationvomiting

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PMID38139819
PMCPMC10747545
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