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Successful response of primary sclerosing cholangitis and associated ulcerative colitis to oral vancomycin may depend on brand and personalized dose: report in an adolescent. Clin J Gastroenterol 2020; 14:684-689. [PMID: 33231850 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-020-01296-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare, progressive liver disease characterized by cholestasis and bile duct fibrosis that has no accepted therapy known to delay or arrest its progression. We report a 23-year-old female patient who at age 14 was diagnosed with moderate pancolonic ulcerative colitis (UC) and at age 15 with small-duct PSC unresponsive to conventional therapy. The patient began single drug therapy with the antibiotic oral vancomycin (OVT) and achieved normalization of liver enzymes and resolution of UC symptoms with colonic mucosal healing. These improvements have persisted over 8 years. There has been no colon dysplasia, liver fibrosis or failure, bile duct stricture, or cancer. Of note, the patient's response was dependent on the brand of oral vancomycin capsule, as well as dose. This raised the questions of possible differences in bioequivalence of different commercial versions of the drug and whether this factor might play into the variability of efficacy seen in published trials. Evidence suggests that oral vancomycin both alters the intestinal microbiome and has immunomodulatory effects. Its striking effectiveness in this and other patients supports further investigation in randomized trials, with careful attention to its bioavailability profile in the gut.
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Kim HK, Choi SM, Kang G, Park KH, Lee DG, Park WB, Rhee SJ, Lee S, Jung SI, Jang HC. Comparison of In Vivo Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Vancomycin Products Available in Korea. Yonsei Med J 2020; 61:301-309. [PMID: 32233172 PMCID: PMC7105400 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2020.61.4.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Few studies have been investigated the in vivo efficacy of generic vancomycin products available outside of the United States. In this study, we aimed to compare the in vivo pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of five generic vancomycin products available in Korea with those of the innovator. MATERIALS AND METHODS The in vitro vancomycin purity of each product was examined using high-pressure liquid chromatography. Single-dose PK analyses were performed using neutropenic mice. The in vivo efficacy of vancomycin products was compared with that of the innovator in dose-effect experiments (25 to 400 mg/kg per day) using a thigh-infection model with neutropenic mice. RESULTS Generic products had a lower proportion of vancomycin B (range: 90.3-93.8%) and a higher proportion of impurities (range: 6.2-9.7%) than the innovator (94.5% and 5.5%, respectively). In an in vivo single-dose PK study, the maximum concentration (Cmax) values of each generic were lower than that of the innovator, and the geographic mean area under the curve ratios of four generics were significantly lower than that of the innovator (all p<0.1). In the thigh-infection model, the maximum efficacies of generic products reflected in maximal effect (Emax) values were not significantly different from the innovator. However, the PD profile curves of some generic products differed significantly from that of the innovator in mice injected with a high level of Mu3 (all p≤0.05). CONCLUSION Some generic vancomycin products available in Korea showed inferior PK and PD profiles, especially in mice infected with hetero-vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Hee Kyung Kim
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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Clinical and economic impact of generic versus brand name meropenem use in an intensive care unit in Colombia. Braz J Infect Dis 2019; 23:237-245. [PMID: 31344357 PMCID: PMC9427813 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Recent studies suggest that sustained use of generic antibiotics may be associated with clinical failure and emergence of antibacterial resistance. The present study was designed to determine the clinical outcome between the use of generic meropenem (GM) and brand-name meropenem (BNM). Additionally, this study evaluated the economic impact of GM and BNM to determine if the former represents a cost-effective alternative to the latter. Methods Patients treated between January 2011 and May 2014 received GM while patients treated between June 2014 and March 2017 received BNM. Mortality was compared between groups. Total infection cost was defined by the cost of antimicrobial consumption, length of stay, and laboratory and imaging exams until infection resolution. Findings A total of 168 patients were included; survival rate for the 68 patients treated with GM was 38% compared to 59% in the patients treated with BNM. Multivariate analysis showed that the variables most strongly-associated with mortality were cardiovascular disease (OR 18.18, 95% CI 1.25–262.3, p = 0.033) and treatment with generic meropenem (OR 18.45, 95% CI 1.45–232.32, p = 0.024). On the other hand, total infection cost did not show a significant difference between groups (BNM $10,771 vs. GM $11,343; p = 0.91). Interpretation The present study suggests that patients treated with GM have a risk of death 18 times higher compared to those treated with BNM. Furthermore, economic analysis shows that GM is not more cost effective than BNM. Summary More studies measuring clinical outcomes are needed to confirm the clinical equivalence of brand-name versus generic antibiotics, not only for meropenem but also for other molecules.
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Evaluation of the clinical relevance of vancomycin for the treatment of Lyme disease. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2019; 135:185-189. [PMID: 31076888 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-019-1505-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Vancomycin is active in vitro and in vivo in mouse systems against Lyme disease borrelia; however, there are no published data on the efficacy of vancomycin in patients with Lyme disease and no convincing theoretical advantages of vancomycin over the currently used and highly effective orally administered antimicrobial agents, including doxycycline, amoxicillin and cefuroxime axetil. In addition, vancomycin may cause a wide variety of potentially serious adverse effects and requires the placement of an intravenous catheter. It is concluded that vancomycin is a much less attractive option for the treatment of patients with early Lyme disease (or any other manifestation of Lyme disease), compared with the antimicrobials currently being used. Based on available evidence, clinical studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of vancomycin for Lyme disease cannot be recommended.
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Byvaltsev VA, Stepanov IA, Borisov VE, Kalinin AA. [Local administration of vancomycin powder in posterior lumbar fusion surgery]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2019:58-64. [PMID: 30855592 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia201902158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM To evaluate an efficacy of local administration of vancomycin powder in posterior lumbar fusion surgery for prevention of local infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 214 patients. All patients were divided into 2 groups: I group (control) and II (experimental). Patients of the first group underwent conventional antibiotic prophylaxis of wound infections, in group II traditional antibiotic prophylaxis was supplemented by local administration of vancomycin powder 1 g prior to wound closure. RESULTS There were 12 cases of wound infection in group I and 5 cases in group II. There were significant differences in overall incidence of wound infection and wound infections caused by S. aureus (p=0.035; p=0.044, respectively). Significant risk factors of local infection were determined in group II: obesity, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, length of hospital-stay and previous lumbosacral spinal surgery. Multivariate analysis revealed following risk factors of wound infection: diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, the number of involved spinal segments and previous lumbosacral spinal surgery. CONCLUSION Local application of vancomycin powder in posterior lumbar fusion surgery significantly reduces the incidence of wound infection.
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- V A Byvaltsev
- Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia; Railway Clinical Hospital on the Irkutsk-Passazhirskiy station of Russian Railways Ltd., Irkutsk, Russia; Irkutsk Research Center of Surgery and Traumatology, Irkutsk, Russia; Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia; Railway Clinical Hospital on the Irkutsk-Passazhirskiy station of Russian Railways Ltd., Irkutsk, Russia; Irkutsk Research Center of Surgery and Traumatology, Irkutsk, Russia
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Fabri FV, Lolis MA, Gimenes M, Tognim MCB, Caparroz-Assef SM. Different formulations of vancomycin: In vitro antimicrobial activity against clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 92:332-337. [PMID: 30033164 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We compared in vitro antimicrobial activity of four vancomycin formulations used clinically against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant and -susceptible (MRSA and MSSA, respectively), using different susceptibility assays. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against MRSA clinical isolates were significantly different for some vancomycin formulations by the broth microdilution and agar dilution methods. However, these variations would not compromise their clinical use, since the MICs were within the range recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Furthermore, 26.9% of MRSA clinical isolates showed a vancomycin MIC ≥1.5 μg/mL according to the Etest® method but none by broth microdilution. Regarding quality, all formulations were in accordance with United States Pharmacopeia criteria. Our results showed that all vancomycin formulations tested showed similar in vitro antimicrobial activity, making them suitable for clinical use, and that the evaluation method chosen to determine sensitivity to this antimicrobial should be carefully performed, particularly for MRSA.
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- Franciele Viana Fabri
- Post Graduate Program in Biociências e Fisiopatologia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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Tsai YW, Wang YC, Shie SS, Chen MC, Huang YC, Chen CJ. Serum trough level as a postmarketing quality measure of generic vancomycin products. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2018; 53:300-306. [PMID: 29907539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The vancomycin trough level (VTL) is the most widely used pharmacokinetic parameter for monitoring its clinical efficacy. Whether the VTL is affected in patients receiving different vancomycin products has not previously been determined. METHODS From 2005 to 2015, five vancomycin products, including the innovator (designated as VAN-Lilly) and four generic versions (designated as VAN-A, VAN-B, VAN-C and VAN-D), were sequentially used in a teaching hospital. The initial VTLs were compared between patients who received different vancomycin products after propensity score (PS) weighting and matching for clinical covariates. RESULTS Among 8735 patients with initial VTL levels available for analysis, a significant association was identified between the VTL and different vancomycin products in children aged 1 month to 12 years (P < 0.0001). The PS weighting analysis in the paediatric group disclosed children on VAN-C had higher VTL compared to those on other four products (P = 0.0008). PS matching analysis revealed that children who received VAN-C had significantly higher VTLs than those who received VAN-Lily (P = 0.0001), VAN-A (P = 0.0008), VAN-B (P = 0.0002) or VAN-D (P = 0.0015). Furthermore, the coefficient of variation of the VTL was much greater in patients who received VAN-C than in those who received the other four versions, suggesting an unstable quality of this product. CONCLUSION A generic version of vancomycin generated significantly higher concentrations and greater variation of VTLs than the innovator and other generic vancomycin products in children. The VTL can serve as an indicator to monitor the quality of vancomycin products after marketing.
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- Ya-Wen Tsai
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 333 Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Impact on Bacterial Resistance of Therapeutically Nonequivalent Generics: The Case of Piperacillin-Tazobactam. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155806. [PMID: 27191163 PMCID: PMC4871539 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Previous studies have demonstrated that pharmaceutical equivalence and pharmacokinetic equivalence of generic antibiotics are necessary but not sufficient conditions to guarantee therapeutic equivalence (better called pharmacodynamic equivalence). In addition, there is scientific evidence suggesting a direct link between pharmacodynamic nonequivalence of generic vancomycin and promotion of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. To find out if even subtle deviations from the expected pharmacodynamic behavior with respect to the innovator could favor resistance, we studied a generic product of piperacillin-tazobactam characterized by pharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic equivalence but a faulty fit of Hill's Emax sigmoid model that could be interpreted as pharmacodynamic nonequivalence. We determined the impact in vivo of this generic product on the resistance of a mixed Escherichia coli population composed of ∼99% susceptible cells (ATCC 35218 strain) and a ∼1% isogenic resistant subpopulation that overproduces TEM-1 β-lactamase. After only 24 hours of treatment in the neutropenic murine thigh infection model, the generic amplified the resistant subpopulation up to 20-times compared with the innovator, following an inverted-U dose-response relationship. These findings highlight the critical role of therapeutic nonequivalence of generic antibiotics as a key factor contributing to the global problem of bacterial resistance.
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Identification of an iridium(III) complex with anti-bacterial and anti-cancer activity. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14544. [PMID: 26416333 PMCID: PMC4586517 DOI: 10.1038/srep14544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Group 9 transition metal complexes have been widely explored as therapeutic agents due to their unique geometry, their propensity to undergo ligand exchanges with biomolecules and their diverse steric and electronic properties. These metal complexes can offer distinct modes of action in living organisms compared to carbon-based molecules. In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial and anti-proliferative abilities of a series of cyclometallated iridium(III) complexes. The iridium(III) complex 1 inhibited the growth of S. aureus with MIC and MBC values of 3.60 and 7.19 μM, respectively, indicating its potent bactericidal activity. Moreover, complex 1 also exhibited cytotoxicity against a number of cancer cell lines, with particular potency against ovarian, cervical and melanoma cells. This cyclometallated iridium(III) complex is the first example of a substitutionally-inert, Group 9 organometallic compound utilized as a direct and selective inhibitor of S. aureus.
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Jacqz-Aigrain E, Leroux S, Zhao W, van den Anker JN, Sharland M. How to use vancomycin optimally in neonates: remaining questions. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2015; 8:635-48. [PMID: 26289222 DOI: 10.1586/17512433.2015.1060124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In neonates, vancomycin, a narrow-spectrum antibiotic, is the first choice of treatment of late-onset sepsis predominantly caused by Gram-positive bacteria (coagulase-negative staphylococci and enterococci). Although it has been used for >50 years, prescribing the right dose and dosing regimen remains a challenge in neonatal intensive care units for many reasons including high pharmacokinetic variability, increase in the minimal inhibition concentration against staphylococci, lack of consensus on dosing regimen and way of administration (continuous or intermittent), duration of treatment, use of therapeutic drug monitoring, limited data on short- and long-term toxicity, risk of mutant selection and errors of administration linked to concentrated formulations. This article highlights and discusses future research directions, with specific attention given to dosing optimization of vancomycin, including the advantages of modeling and simulation approaches.
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- Evelyne Jacqz-Aigrain
- a 1 Department of Paediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Hôpital Robert Debré, AP-HP, Paris, France
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