Method of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug
AssigneeBow River LLC
InventorsSundar Srinivasan, Christina Chow
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for methods of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug contraindicated for concomitant administration with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, wherein the patient is treated with multiple doses of posaconazole, stops posaconazole treatment, and then is treated with the CYP3A4 substrate drug. In some embodiments, treatment with the CYP3A4 substrate drug is delayed for about 2-21 after stopping posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient is treated with or prescribed a reduced dose of the CYP3A4 substrate drug for about 2-21 after stopping posaconazole.
Claims17
A method of treating a patient for a condition selected from schizophrenia or bipolar depression with lurasidone, wherein the patient is treated with posaconazole, comprising:
- (a) stopping posaconazole treatment;
- (b) delaying administering a first dose of lurasidone ranging from 20 mg to 120 mg until
- at least 9 days after stopping posaconazole in step (a).
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