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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Patients receiving rifampin and methadone often incur withdrawal symptoms related to an increased rate of metabolism of methadone induced by rifampin. In order to test the hypothesis that clonidine metabolism is similarly altered by rifampin, six normal volunteers received clonidine 0.2 mg bid for four days and clonidine concentration was assayed by a RIA procedure. Beginning on day 5, rifampin 600 mg q12h was added to the clonidine regimen. Both drugs were taken for a total of seven days. On the last day of the study, blood was again sampled for clonidine. On days 4 and 12, urine was collected for d-glucaric acid. The results demonstrate that there is no change in the elimination kinetics of clonidine before and during rifampin administration. However, there was an increase in UDGA following the rifampin dosing. It is concluded that patients receiving rifampin can also receive clonidine for treatment of narcotic withdrawal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0012-6578
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
964-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Failure of rifampin to induce the metabolism of clonidine in normal volunteers.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article