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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, July 2001, p. 2160-2162, Vol. 45, No. 7
0066-4804/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.7.2160-2162.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Oral Levofloxacin in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Subjects Receiving Concomitant Antiretroviral Therapy

P. Villani,1 P. Viale,2 L. Signorini,2 B. Cadeo,2 F. Marchetti,3 A. Villani,1 C. Fiocchi,1 M. B. Regazzi,1,* and G. Carosi2

Department of Pharmacology, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia,1 Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Brescia, Brescia,2 and Healthcare and Clinical Research, Glaxo Wellcome, Verona,3 Italy

Received 14 September 2000/Returned for modification 23 February 2001/Accepted 30 March 2001

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) profile of oral levofloxacin in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in steady-state treatment with nelfinavir (NFV) or with efavirenz (EFV) and to determine the effects of levofloxacin on the PK parameters of these two antiretroviral agents. For levofloxacin, plasma samples were obtained at steady state during a 24-h dosing interval. Plasma NFV and EFV concentrations were evaluated before and after 4 days of levofloxacin treatment. Levofloxacin PK do not seem affected by NFV and EFV. There was no significant difference between NFV and EFV plasma levels obtained with and without levofloxacin.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, IRCCS, Policlinico S. Matteo, P. le Golgi 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Phone: 39 382 503471. Fax: 39 382 422701. E-mail: regazzim{at}smatteo.pv.it.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, July 2001, p. 2160-2162, Vol. 45, No. 7
0066-4804/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.7.2160-2162.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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