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Observational studyClinical pharmacology and therapeutics2025

Population Pharmacokinetics of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole: Dosage Optimization for Patients with Renal Insufficiency or Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.

Emiel Leegwater, Lauren Baidjoe, Erik B Wilms, Leo G Visser, Daniel J Touw, Brenda C M de Winter, Mark G J de Boer, Judith van Paassen, Charlotte H S B van den Berg, Joffrey van Prehn and 2 more

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Observational study in Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Emiel Leegwater *Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Lauren Baidjoe *Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erik B WilmsDepartment of Hospital Pharmacy, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7116-7794
Leo G VisserDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LU-CID) Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Daniel J TouwDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1429-4789
Brenda C M de WinterDepartment of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4452-8443
Mark G J de BoerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LU-CID) Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Judith van PaassenDepartment of Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4847-4948
Charlotte H S B van den BergDepartment of Intensive Care, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Joffrey van PrehnDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LU-CID) Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4544-4807
Teun van GelderDepartment Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5980-6947
Dirk Jan A R MoesDepartment Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3219-253X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of the study was to describe the population pharmacokinetics of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and N-acetyl sulfamethoxazole in hospitalized patients. Furthermore, this study used the model to optimize dosing regimens of cotrimoxazole for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and in patients with renal insufficiency or with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). This was a retrospective multicenter observational cohort study based on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) data from hospitalized patients treated with cotrimoxazole. We developed two population pharmacokinetic (POPPK) models: a model of trimethoprim and an integrated model with both sulfamethoxazole and N-acetyl sulfamethoxazole concentrations. Monte Carlo simulations were performed to determine the optimal dosing regimen. A total of 348 measurements from 168 patients were available. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and CRRT were included as covariates on the clearance of all three compounds. Cotrimoxazole TID 1,920 mg and b.i.d. 2,400 mg led to sufficient exposure for infections with P. jirovecii in patients without renal insufficiency. To reach equivalent exposure, a dose reduction of 33.3% is needed in patients with an eGFR of 10 mL/minute/1.73 m

Indexed as

Continuous Renal Replacement TherapyDrug MonitoringPneumonia, PneumocystisRenal InsufficiencyTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

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PMID39148353
PMCPMC11652823

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