Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Online ISSN : 1347-5215
Print ISSN : 0918-6158
ISSN-L : 0918-6158
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Change of the Blood Concentration of Tacrolimus after the Switch from Fluconazole to Voriconazole in Patients Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Hitoshi KawazoeYoshiharu TakiguchiHiroaki TanakaNoriyasu FukuokaHiroaki OhnishiToshihiko IshidaHitoshi Houchi
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2006 年 29 巻 12 号 p. 2528-2531

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The purpose of this study was to assess the impact by switching co-administered triazole antifungal agent from fluconazole (FCZ) to voriconazole (VCZ) on the blood concentration of tacrolimus (FK506) in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We performed a retrospective study presented as case reports. The blood concentration of FK506 was increased after the switch from FCZ to VCZ, resulting in increase of the concentration/dose (C/D) ratio of FK506. Thus, the mean C/D ratios of FK506 with oral administration was surprisingly increased over 4.5-fold after the switch. Therefore, it was necessary to reduce the FK506 dose when co-administered FCZ is switched to VCZ. We should be careful when interpreting the results of these case reports; however, in some patients, it is recommended that the dose of FK506 be reduced to one-fifth after the switch.

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