Pregnancy and use of oral contraceptives reduces the biotransformation of proguanil to cycloguanil.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of late pregnancy and also oestrogen supplementation on the CYP2C19-mediated biotransformation of proguanil (PG) to its active antifol triazine metabolite cycloguanil (CG). METHODS: Case control study conducted on the NW border of Thailand; a single dose of PG (4...

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Main Authors: Mcgready, R, Stepniewska, K, Seaton, E, Cho, T, Cho, D, Ginsberg, A, Edstein, MD, Ashley, E, Looareesuwan, S, White, N, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003