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Gronich N. Central Nervous System Medications: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations for Older Adults. Drugs Aging 2024; 41:507-519. [PMID: 38814377 PMCID: PMC11193826 DOI: 10.1007/s40266-024-01117-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Most drugs have not been evaluated in the older population. Recognizing physiological alterations associated with changes in drug disposition and with the ultimate effect, especially in central nervous system-acting drugs, is fundamental. While considering pharmacokinetics, it should be noted that the absorption of most drugs from the gastrointestinal tract does not change in advanced age. There are only few data about the effect of age on the transdermal absorption of medications such as fentanyl. Absorption from an intramuscular injection may be similar in older adults as in younger patients. The distribution of lipophilic drugs (such as diazepam) is increased owing to a relative increase in the percentage of body fat, causing drug accumulation and prolonged drug elimination following cessation. Phase I drug biotransformation is variably decreased in aging, impacting elimination, and hepatic drug clearance has been shown to decrease in older individuals by 10-40% for most drugs studied. Lower doses of phenothiazines, butyrophenones, atypical antipsychotics, antidepressants (citalopram, mirtazapine, and tricyclic antidepressants), and benzodiazepines (such as diazepam) achieve the same extent of exposure. For renally cleared drugs with no prior metabolism (such as gabapentin), the glomerular filtration rate appropriately estimates drug clearance. Important pharmacodynamic changes in older adults include an increased sedative effect of benzodiazepines at a given drug exposure, and a higher sensitivity to mu opiate receptor agonists and to opioid adverse effects. Artificial intelligence, physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation, and concentration-effect modeling enabling a differentiation between the pharmacokinetic and the pharmacodynamic effects of aging might help to close some of the gaps in knowledge.
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- Naomi Gronich
- Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, 7 Michal St, 3436212, Haifa, Israel.
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003, Haifa, Israel.
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Iijima H, Shimizu H, Mori-Anai K, Kawaguchi A, Mochida Y, Yamauchi T, Kadowaki T. Evaluation of Age-Related Changes in Teneligliptin Pharmacokinetics in Japanese and European Descent Subjects Using a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model. Diabetes Ther 2024; 15:763-777. [PMID: 38117459 PMCID: PMC10951162 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-023-01514-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Drugs often show differing pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles, such as higher plasma concentrations, in older people than in younger people owing to age-related decreases in physiological functions. However, it is difficult to evaluate the PK in older populations. Therefore, we simulated the plasma age-related changes in the PK of teneligliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, using physiologically based PK (PBPK) models. METHODS The previously developed PBPK model was revalidated by comparison between simulated data and clinical study data that included older subjects (up to 75 years old). We then simulated the plasma concentration-time profiles for teneligliptin at a dose of 20 mg (single and multiple doses) in virtual Japanese (20-70 years old) and European descent (20-98 years old) subjects. PK parameters were calculated by race and age group. RESULTS We confirmed the validity of the previous PBPK model by comparison between simulated data and clinical study data. In the evaluation of age-related changes in PK after single and multiple doses using the PBPK model, the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of teneligliptin tended to increase slightly with age in both populations up to 70 years old. However, no clear age-related change in the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of teneligliptin was observed. In the European descent subjects aged ≥ 70 years, the AUC tended to increase but the ratio of the change in Cmax was smaller than that in AUC. In both populations, there were positive correlations between AUC and age, but not between Cmax and age. CONCLUSION The simulation using a PBPK model showed a tendency for the AUC of teneligliptin to increase with age, whereas Cmax was less affected by age than AUC.
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- Hiroaki Iijima
- Medical Affairs Department, Ikuyaku. Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8205, Japan.
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- Data Science Department, Ikuyaku. Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8205, Japan
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- Medical Intelligence Department, Ikuyaku. Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8205, Japan
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- Data Science Department, Ikuyaku. Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8205, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Ikuyaku. Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 1-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8205, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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Tveit K, Hermann M, Nilsen RM, Wallerstedt SM, Rongve A, Molden E, Hole K. Age of onset for increased dose-adjusted serum concentrations of antidepressants and association with sex and genotype: An observational study of 34,777 individuals. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2024; 80:435-444. [PMID: 38197945 PMCID: PMC10873233 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-023-03611-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine the age of onset for increased dose-adjusted serum concentrations (C/D ratio) of common antidepressant drugs and to explore the potential association with sex and CYP2C19/CYP2D6 genotype. METHODS Serum concentrations and prescribed daily doses for citalopram, escitalopram, sertraline, venlafaxine and mirtazapine, and CYP genotypes, were obtained from a therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) service. Segmented linear regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between age and antidepressant log C/D ratio in (i) all individuals, (ii) men and women, and (iii) CYP2D6/CYP2C19 normal metabolizers (NMs) and CYP2D6/CYP2C19 intermediate or poor metabolizers (IMs/PMs). RESULTS A total of 34,777 individuals were included in the study; CYP genotype was available for 21.3%. An increase in C/D ratio started at 44‒55 years of age. Thereafter, the increase progressed more rapidly for citalopram and escitalopram than for venlafaxine and mirtazapine. A doubled C/D ratio was estimated to occur at 79 (citalopram), 81 (escitalopram), 86 (venlafaxine), and 90 years (mirtazapine). For sertraline, only modest changes in C/D ratio were observed. For escitalopram and venlafaxine, the observed increase in C/D ratio started earlier in women than in men. The results regarding CYP genotype were inconclusive. CONCLUSION The age-related increase in C/D ratio starts in middle-aged adults and progresses up to more than twofold higher C/D ratio in the oldest old. Sertraline seems to be less prone to age-related changes in C/D ratio than the other antidepressants.
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- Kristine Tveit
- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Haugesund, Stord, Norway
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- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Haugesund, Stord, Norway
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- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Haugesund, Stord, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- HTA-Centrum, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Helse Fonna, Haugesund Hospital, Haugesund, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
- Department of Life Sciences and Health, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
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Baré M, Lleal M, Ortonobes S, Gorgas MQ, Sevilla-Sánchez D, Carballo N, De Jaime E, Herranz S. Factors associated to potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients according to STOPP/START criteria: MoPIM multicentre cohort study. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:44. [PMID: 35016636 PMCID: PMC8751453 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02715-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of the present analyses are to estimate the frequency of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) at admission according to STOPP/START criteria version 2 in older patients hospitalised due to chronic disease exacerbation as well as to identify risk factors associated to the most frequent active principles as potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). METHODS A multicentre, prospective cohort study including older patients (≥65) hospitalized due to chronic disease exacerbation at the internal medicine or geriatric services of 5 hospitals in Spain between September 2016 and December 2018 was conducted. Demographic and clinical data was collected, and a medication review process using STOPP/START criteria version 2 was performed, considering both PIMs and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs). Primary outcome was defined as the presence of any most frequent principles as PIMs, and secondary outcomes were the frequency of any PIM and PPO. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were conducted on all outcomes and multilevel logistic regression analysis, stratified by participating centre, was performed on the primary outcome. RESULTS A total of 740 patients were included (mean age 84.1, 53.2% females), 93.8% of them presenting polypharmacy, with a median of 10 chronic prescriptions. Among all, 603 (81.5%) patients presented at least one PIP, 542 (73.2%) any PIM and 263 (35.5%) any PPO. Drugs prescribed without an evidence-based clinical indication were the most frequent PIM (33.8% of patients); vitamin D supplement in older people who are housebound or experiencing falls or with osteopenia was the most frequent PPO (10.3%). The most frequent active principles as PIMs were proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and benzodiazepines (BZDs), present in 345 (46.6%) patients. This outcome was found significantly associated with age, polypharmacy and essential tremor in an explanatory model with 71% AUC. CONCLUSIONS PIMs at admission are highly prevalent in these patients, especially those involving PPIs or BZDs, which affected almost half of the patients. Therefore, these drugs may be considered as the starting point for medication review and deprescription. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02830425.
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- Marisa Baré
- Institutional Committee for the Improvement of Clinical Practice Adequacy, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, 08208, Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain. .,Health Services Research on Chronic Patients Network (REDISSEC), Sabadell, Spain.
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- Institutional Committee for the Improvement of Clinical Practice Adequacy, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí 1, 08208, Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
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- Health Services Research on Chronic Patients Network (REDISSEC), Sabadell, Spain.,Pharmacy Department, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Consorci Parc de Salut MAR, Barcelona, Spain
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- Acute Geriatric Unit, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
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Cherubini A, Laroche ML, Petrovic M. Mastering the complexity: drug therapy optimization in geriatric patients. Eur Geriatr Med 2021; 12:431-434. [PMID: 33834424 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-021-00493-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- A Cherubini
- Geriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy.
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- Centre de Pharmacovigilance, de Pharmacoépidémiologie et D'information sur les Médicaments, Centre de Biologie et de Recherche en Santé, Service de Pharmacologie, Toxicologie et Pharmacovigilance, CHU de Limoges, Limoges, France
- Université de Limoges, INSERM 1248, Faculté de Médecine, Limoges, France
- Université de Limoges, Unité Vie-Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Limoges, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Section of Geriatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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