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Bacq A, Depaulis A, Castagné V, Le Guern ME, Wirrell EC, Verleye M. An Update on Stiripentol Mechanisms of Action: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther 2024; 41:1351-1371. [PMID: 38443647 PMCID: PMC10960919 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-024-02813-0] [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: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Stiripentol (Diacomit®) (STP) is an orally active antiseizure medication (ASM) indicated as adjunctive therapy, for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome (DS), a severe form of childhood epilepsy, in conjunction with clobazam and, in some regions valproic acid. Since the discovery of STP, several mechanisms of action (MoA) have been described that may explain its specific effect on seizures associated with DS. STP is mainly considered as a potentiator of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmission: (i) via uptake blockade, (ii) inhibition of degradation, but also (iii) as a positive allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors, especially those containing α3 and δ subunits. Blockade of voltage-gated sodium and T-type calcium channels, which is classically associated with anticonvulsant and neuroprotective properties, has also been demonstrated for STP. Finally, several studies indicate that STP could regulate glucose energy metabolism and inhibit lactate dehydrogenase. STP is also an inhibitor of several cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the metabolism of other ASMs, contributing to boost their anticonvulsant efficacy as add-on therapy. These different MoAs involved in treatment of DS and recent data suggest a potential for STP to treat other neurological or non-neurological diseases.
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- Alexandre Bacq
- Biocodex Research and Development Center, Compiègne, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Divisions of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Biocodex Research and Development Center, Compiègne, France
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Meirinho S, Rodrigues M, Fortuna A, Falcão A, Alves G. Liquid chromatographic methods for determination of the new antiepileptic drugs stiripentol, retigabine, rufinamide and perampanel: A comprehensive and critical review. J Pharm Anal 2021; 11:405-421. [PMID: 34513117 PMCID: PMC8424363 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The new antiepileptic drugs perampanel, retigabine, rufinamide and stiripentol have been recently approved for different epilepsy types. Being them an innovation in the antiepileptics armamentarium, a lot of investigations regarding their pharmacological properties are yet to be performed. Besides, considering their broad anticonvulsant activities, an extension of their therapeutic indications may be worthy of investigation, especially regarding other seizure types as well as other central nervous system disorders. Although different liquid chromatographic (LC) methods coupled with ultraviolet, fluorescence, mass or tandem-mass spectrometry detection have already been developed for the determination of perampanel, retigabine, rufinamide and stiripentol, new and more cost-effective methods are yet required. Therefore, this review summarizes the main analytical aspects regarding the liquid chromatographic methods developed for the analysis of perampanel, retigabine (and its main active metabolite), rufinamide and stiripentol in biological samples and pharmaceutical dosage forms. Furthermore, the physicochemical and stability properties of the target compounds will also be addressed. Thus, this review gathers, for the first time, important background information on LC methods that have been developed and applied for the determination of perampanel, retigabine, rufinamide and stiripentol, which should be considered as a starting point if new (bio)analytical techniques are aimed to be implemented for these drugs.
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- Sara Meirinho
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior (CICS UBI), 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior (CICS UBI), 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Research Unit for Inland Development, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (UDI-IPG), 6300-654, Guarda, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Sciences Research Center, University of Beira Interior (CICS UBI), 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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Dubey NK, Jain P, Haq K, Fozdar B. Enantiomeric separation and estimation of stiripentol by liquid chromatography mass spectrometer in human plasma. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.202000034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi India
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Dai Q, Zhang P, Jin Y, Tang M, Shen M, Xu S, Huang S, Chen Y. Using Self-Nanoemulsifying System to Improve Oral Bioavailability of a Pediatric Antiepileptic Agent Stiripentol: Formulation and Pharmacokinetics Studies. AAPS PharmSciTech 2020; 21:192. [PMID: 32661608 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-020-01730-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study aimed to develop a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) for poorly water-soluble drug stiripentol (STP) with enhanced oral bioavailability. Optimal excipients were selected by constructing pseudo-ternary phase diagrams using determined solubilities of STP, and then the proper composition of SNEDDS was investigated by employing a central composite design method. The optimized SNEDDS was composed of oil (ethyl oleate 39.61%), surfactant (Cremophor® RH 40 43.18%), co-surfactant (1,2-propanediol 17.21%), and STP of 50 mg/mL. The hydrodynamic size, zeta potential, and polydispersity index (PDI) were found to be 45.52 ± 1.99 nm, - 21.67 ± 0.24 mV, and 0.076 ± 0.011, respectively. The optimized STP-SNEDDS showed good stability in accelerated and dilution stability studies. It was also helpful to suppress STP degradation in acidic solution. Compared with STP suspension, STP-SNEDDS presented much faster dissolution rate. STP-SNEDDS successfully resulted in superior levels of Cmax and AUC0 → 6 h (4048.38 ± 704.54 μg/L and 7754.58 ± 1489.37 h μg/L, respectively) to STP suspension (1894.09 ± 1077.64 μg/L and 3556.93 ± 2470.01 h μg/L, respectively). The relative oral bioavailability of STP was 218.01%. The brain biodistribution studies showed that STP-SNEDDS presented significantly higher STP concentrations in the brain at 0.5 h and 1 h than that of STP suspension after administration. These findings indicated that a SNEDDS-based oral formulation of STP would be helpful for increasing its therapeutic potential.
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- Qiuyang Dai
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Analysis of Stiripentol Enantiomers on Several Chiral Stationary Phases: A Comparative Study. Chromatographia 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-014-2818-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Darwish HW, Abdelhameed AS, Attia MI, Bakheit AH, Khalil NY, Al-Majed AA. A Stability-Indicating HPLC-DAD Method for Determination of Stiripentol: Development, Validation, Kinetics, Structure Elucidation and Application to Commercial Dosage Form. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2014; 2014:638951. [PMID: 25371844 PMCID: PMC4211168 DOI: 10.1155/2014/638951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A rapid, simple, sensitive, and accurate isocratic reversed-phase stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatography method has been developed and validated for the determination of stiripentol and its degradation product in its bulk form and pharmaceutical dosage form. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Symmetry C18 column and quantification was achieved using photodiode array detector (DAD). The method was validated in accordance with the ICH requirements showing specificity, linearity (r (2) = 0.9996, range of 1-25 μg/mL), precision (relative standard deviation lower than 2%), accuracy (mean recovery 100.08 ± 1.73), limits of detection and quantitation (LOD = 0.024 and LOQ = 0.081 μg/mL), and robustness. Stiripentol was subjected to various stress conditions and it has shown marked stability under alkaline hydrolytic stress conditions, thermal, oxidative, and photolytic conditions. Stiripentol degraded only under acidic conditions, forming a single degradation product which was well resolved from the pure drug with significantly different retention time values. This degradation product was characterized by (1)H-NMR and (13)C-NMR spectroscopy as well as ion trap mass spectrometry. The results demonstrated that the method would have a great value when applied in quality control and stability studies for stiripentol.
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- Hany W. Darwish
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Krasowski MD, McMillin GA. Advances in anti-epileptic drug testing. Clin Chim Acta 2014; 436:224-36. [PMID: 24925169 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the past twenty-one years, 17 new antiepileptic drugs have been approved for use in the United States and/or Europe. These drugs are clobazam, ezogabine (retigabine), eslicarbazepine acetate, felbamate, gabapentin, lacosamide, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, perampanel, pregabalin, rufinamide, stiripentol, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin and zonisamide. Therapeutic drug monitoring is often used in the clinical dosing of the newer anti-epileptic drugs. The drugs with the best justifications for drug monitoring are lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, stiripentol, and zonisamide. Perampanel, stiripentol and tiagabine are strongly bound to serum proteins and are candidates for monitoring of the free drug fractions. Alternative specimens for therapeutic drug monitoring are saliva and dried blood spots. Therapeutic drug monitoring of the new antiepileptic drugs is discussed here for managing patients with epilepsy.
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- Matthew D Krasowski
- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, ARUP Laboratories Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Fortuna A, Alves G, Falcão A. Chiral chromatographic resolution of antiepileptic drugs and their metabolites: a challenge from the optimization to the application. Biomed Chromatogr 2013; 28:27-58. [PMID: 23946142 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A large number of the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) presently available for clinical practice are chiral compounds while others, although achiral, may originate pharmacologically active chiral metabolites in vivo. The well-known implications of chirality in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics demand the investigation of pharmacological properties for a racemic mixture and each enantiomer. To achieve these objectives, appropriate chiral analytical methods must be available. This article provides the first review of the current state of the art in chiral chromatographic methods available for quantifying enantiomers of AEDs in distinct matrices. Particular attention is paid to the methodological aspects and optimization strategies that successfully allow enantiomeric chromatographic separation of chiral AEDs and/or metabolites. Furthermore, the relevance of these methods in supporting the discovery and development of chiral AEDs is emphasized. In parallel and whenever available, the principal validation parameters are herein considered and related to the stage of drug discovery and development. In an attempt to optimize anticonvulsant activity and simultaneously diminish toxic effects, many pharmaceutical companies have started to manufacture single enantiomers. Therefore, chiral chromatographic techniques will be essential and the information herein compiled can be used as a framework for developing them.
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- Ana Fortuna
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; CNC-Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal
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Grosenbaugh DK, Mott DD. Stiripentol is anticonvulsant by potentiating GABAergic transmission in a model of benzodiazepine-refractory status epilepticus. Neuropharmacology 2013; 67:136-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stiripentol is an anticonvulsant used as adjunctive therapy with valproate and clobazam in the management of patients with severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI; Dravet syndrome), a rare form of epilepsy that develops in the first year of life and is subsequently associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Results of a randomized, double-blind trial, in which patients (≥3 years of age) whose SMEI was inadequately controlled with valproate and clobazam received adjunctive therapy with stiripentol or placebo for 2 months, showed a significantly higher response rate in the stiripentol group compared with the placebo group (71 % vs. 5 %; p < 0.0001; primary endpoint). Responders were defined as those patients who experienced a ≥50 % reduction in clonic or tonic-clonic seizure frequency during the second month of the double-blind period compared with baseline. Almost half of the stiripentol recipients were seizure free during this period compared with none in the placebo group. Stiripentol was also statistically superior to placebo for secondary efficacy outcomes in the randomized controlled trial, which included the median number of seizures during the second month of the double-blind period and the mean percentage change from baseline in seizure frequency. These results are supported by efficacy data from other studies in patients with SMEI treated with stiripentol as adjunctive therapy, including a long-term retrospective analysis, prospectively conducted open-label studies and a meta-analysis. Drowsiness, loss of appetite and weight loss are the most frequently reported adverse events with stiripentol, and the drug inhibits various cytochrome P450 isoenzymes, potentially leading to clinically significant drug interactions. Stiripentol is an important addition to the limited treatment options available for the management of patients with SMEI.
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- Greg L Plosker
- Adis, Mairangi Bay, North Shore, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Krasowski MD. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of the Newer Anti-Epilepsy Medications. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2010; 3:1909-1935. [PMID: 20640233 PMCID: PMC2904466 DOI: 10.3390/ph3061909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In the past twenty years, 14 new antiepileptic drugs have been approved for use in the United States and/or Europe. These drugs are eslicarbazepine acetate, felbamate, gabapentin, lacosamide, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, pregabalin, rufinamide, stiripentol, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin and zonisamide. In general, the clinical utility of therapeutic drug monitoring has not been established in clinical trials for these new anticonvulsants, and clear guidelines for drug monitoring have yet to be defined. The antiepileptic drugs with the strongest justifications for drug monitoring are lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, stiripentol, and zonisamide. Stiripentol and tiagabine are strongly protein bound and are candidates for free drug monitoring. Therapeutic drug monitoring has lower utility for gabapentin, pregabalin, and vigabatrin. Measurement of salivary drug concentrations has potential utility for therapeutic drug monitoring of lamotrigine, levetiracetam, and topiramate. Therapeutic drug monitoring of the new antiepileptic drugs will be discussed in managing patients with epilepsy.
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- Matthew D Krasowski
- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, RCP 6233, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Abstract
In the past twenty years, 14 new antiepileptic drugs have been approved for use in the United States and/or Europe. These drugs are eslicarbazepine acetate, felbamate, gabapentin, lacosamide, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, pregabalin, rufinamide, stiripentol, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin and zonisamide. In general, the clinical utility of therapeutic drug monitoring has not been established in clinical trials for these new anticonvulsants, and clear guidelines for drug monitoring have yet to be defined. The antiepileptic drugs with the strongest justifications for drug monitoring are lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, stiripentol, and zonisamide. Stiripentol and tiagabine are strongly protein bound and are candidates for free drug monitoring. Therapeutic drug monitoring has lower utility for gabapentin, pregabalin, and vigabatrin. Measurement of salivary drug concentrations has potential utility for therapeutic drug monitoring of lamotrigine, levetiracetam, and topiramate. Therapeutic drug monitoring of the new antiepileptic drugs will be discussed in managing patients with epilepsy.
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Łuszczki JJ. Third-generation antiepileptic drugs: mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics and interactions. Pharmacol Rep 2009; 61:197-216. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(09)70024-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2008] [Revised: 02/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Stiripentol (STP) is a new antiepileptic compound produced by Biocodex. It is not structurally related to any of the other currently marketed antiepileptic products as it belongs to the group of aromatic allylic alcohols. It has recently been proved to increase GABAergic transmission in experimental models. It has been studied and used in France and Canada for > 10 years, but its clinical development was delayed due to the inhibitory effect of STP on hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP). Clinical studies were based on the fact that STP also acts as an inhibitor of CYP3A4, CYP1A2 and CYP2C19 in vivo in epileptic patients. Although the studies in adult patients were disappointing, the trials conducted in paediatric populations demonstrated a specific efficacy of STP in a severe form of early childhood epilepsy, Dravet syndrome (severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy), when combined with valproate and clobazam. Based on these results, STP was granted orphan drug status in the European Union for the treatment of Dravet syndrome. The French experience in compassionate use suggests that STP might also be of benefit when combined with carbamazepine in paediatric patients with pharmacoresistant partial epilepsy. Nevertheless, two controlled adjunctive-therapy trials were recently completed in paediatric populations with epilepsy. The interactions of STP with a large number of drugs need to be carefully taken into account by adjusting the doses of the combined antiepileptic drugs in order to improve the tolerability of the therapeutic association.
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- Catherine Chiron
- Service de Neurologie et Metabolisme Hôpital Necker, INSERM U663, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
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Chollet DF. Determination of antiepileptic drugs in biological material. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 767:191-233. [PMID: 11885851 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00502-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Current analytical methodologies applied to the determination of antiepileptic drugs in biological material are reviewed. The role of chromatographic techniques is emphasized. Special attention is focused on new chemical entities as well as current trends such as high-speed liquid chromatographic techniques, hyphenated techniques and electrochromatography techniques. A review with 542 references.
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- Daniel F Chollet
- Covance Central Laboratory Services SA, Drug Monitoring Department, Meyrin/Geneva, Switzerland.
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Islam MR, Mahdi JG, Bowen ID. Pharmacological importance of stereochemical resolution of enantiomeric drugs. Drug Saf 1997; 17:149-65. [PMID: 9306051 DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199717030-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Drug enantiomers have identical properties in an achiral environment, but should be considered as different chemical compounds. This is because they often differ considerably in potency, pharmacological activity and pharmacokinetic profile, since the modules with which they interact in biological systems are also optically active. Within biological systems, the metabolism of one isomer may be via a different pathway or occur at a different rate from that of the other isomer. Preferential binding of one isomer to plasma proteins may cause differences in circulating free drug and hence alter concentrations at active sites. Interactions of both isomers may differ at the active sites through which pharmacological action is mediated. Actions and levels of activity of the stereoisomers in vivo may also differ. All the pharmacological activity may reside in a single enantiomer, whereas several possibilities exist for the other enantiomer-- it may be inactive, have a qualitatively different effect, an antagonistic effect or produce greater toxicity. Two isomers may have nearly identical qualitative pharmacological activity, qualitatively similar pharmacological activity but quantitatively different potency, or qualitatively different pharmacological activity. To avoid adverse effects and optimise the therapeutic value of enantiomeric drugs, it is necessary that methods for the resolution of racemates be evolved and devolved to determine isomeric purity, establish the effectiveness of isomers of the drug, and detect the presence of an enantiomer with lower therapeutic activity and undesirable adverse effects. Even if a drug is given as a pure enantiomer, methods to discriminate between enantiomers are required because racemisation can occur both in vitro and in vivo. Methods developed for resolution of drug enantiomers should facilitate routine testing of single isomers and their metabolites, studies of pharmacological, toxicological and clinical effectiveness, routine analysis of racemates, pure enantiomers or intermediates in manufacturing processes, and investigation of the potential for inversion of an enantiopure drug substance during the early stages of drug development and therapeutic drug monitoring.
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- M R Islam
- School of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, UK
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