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Banda, Clifford G, Dzinjalamala, Fraction, Mukaka, Mavuto, Mallewa, Jane, Maiden, Victor, Terlouw, Anja 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5327-8995, Lalloo, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-2200, Khoo, Saye H and Mwapasa, Victor
(2018)
'Pharmacokinetics of piperaquine and safety profile of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine co-administered with antiretroviral therapy in malaria-uninfected HIV-positive Malawian adults.'. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol 62, e00634-18.
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Abstract
There are limited data on the pharmacokinetic and safety profiles of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ) among human immunodeficiency virus infected (HIV+) individuals taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). In a two step (parallel-group) pharmacokinetic trial with intensive blood sampling, we compared area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0-28 days) and safety outcomes of piperaquine among malaria-uninfected HIV+ adults. In step 1, half the adult dose of DHA-PQ was administered for three days as an intitial safety check in four groups (n=6/group) of HIV+ adults (age≥18 years): (i) antiretroviral-naïve, (ii) on nevirapine-based ART, (iii) on efavirenz-based ART, and (iv) on ritonavir-boosted lopinavir-based ART. In step 2, a full adult treatment course of DHA-PQ was administered to a different cohort of participants in three groups: (i) antiretroviral naïve, (ii) on efavirenz-based ART and (iii) on nevirapine-based ART (n=10-15/group). Ritonavir-boosted lopinavir-based ART group was dropped in step 2 due to limited number of participants who were on this second line ART and were eligible for recruitment. Piperaquine's AUC0-28 days in both steps was 43% lower among participants on efavirenz-based ART compared to ART naïve participants. There were no significant differences in AUC0-28 days between the other ART groups and the ART naïve group in each of the two steps. Furthermore, no differences in treatment-emergent clinical and laboratory adverse events were observed across the groups in steps 1 and 2. Although well tolerated at half and full standard adult treatment courses, efavirenz based antiretroviral regimen was associated with reduced piperaquine exposure which may compromise dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine's effectiveness in programmatic settings.
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