Update on the clinical utility of once-daily tacrolimus in the management of transplantation

MA Posadas Salas, TR Srinivas - Drug Design, Development and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
MA Posadas Salas, TR Srinivas
Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2014Taylor & Francis
Adherence to immunosuppression and minimizing variability in drug exposure are important
considerations in preventing rejection and maximizing overall transplant outcomes. The
availability of once-daily tacrolimus may confer potential benefit by simplifying
immunosuppressive regimens, thereby improving medication adherence among transplant
recipients. Pharmacokinetic studies in healthy normal volunteers and stable transplant
recipients suggest that once-daily tacrolimus is bioequivalent to twice-daily tacrolimus …
Adherence to immunosuppression and minimizing variability in drug exposure are important considerations in preventing rejection and maximizing overall transplant outcomes. The availability of once-daily tacrolimus may confer potential benefit by simplifying immunosuppressive regimens, thereby improving medication adherence among transplant recipients. Pharmacokinetic studies in healthy normal volunteers and stable transplant recipients suggest that once-daily tacrolimus is bioequivalent to twice-daily tacrolimus. Efficacy studies suggest that once-daily tacrolimus is noninferior to twice-daily tacrolimus with a concentration-dependent rejection risk. The incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection, graft survival, and patient survival are more or less comparable between the two tacrolimus formulations. Once-daily tacrolimus has also been reported to have favorable effects on blood pressure, lipid profile, and glucose tolerance. Once-daily tacrolimus may be a viable option to consider for de novo immunosuppression or for conversion from conventional tacrolimus.
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