Experiment 67453

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCitrus paradisi (RUTACEAE)
CitationVARIS,T: KIVISTO,KT: NEUVONEN,PJ:. (2000). GRAPEFRUIT JUICE CAN INCREASE THE PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF ORAL METHYLPREDNISOLONE.. 56(6/7)
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Compound isolated
DiseaseIN A RANDOMISED, TWO-PHASE, CROSS-OVER STUDY, TEN HEALTHY SUBJECTS RECEIVED EITHER 200 ML DOUBLE-STRENGH GRAPEFRUIT JUICE OR WATER THREE TIMES A DAY FOR 2 DAYS. ON DAY 3, 16 MG METHYLPREDNISOLONE WAS GIVEN ORALLY WITH 200 ML GRAPEFRUIT JUICE OR WATER. ADDITIONALLY, 200 ML GRAPEFRUIT JUICE OR WATER WAS INGESTED 0.5 H AND 1.5 H AFTER METHYLPREDNISOLONE ADMINISTRATION. PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE AND CORTISOL WERE DETERMINED. GRAPEFRUIT JUICE INCREASED THE TOTAL AREA UNDER THE PLASMA METHYLPREDNISOLONE CONCENTRATION-TIME CURVE BY 75% AND THE ELIMINATION HALF-LIFE OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE BY 35%. THE PEAK PLASMA CONCENTRATION OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE (CMAX) WAS INCREASED BY 27%.
Dose amount600.0 ML
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractJUICE
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES