CYP2C9
Encyclopedia
Cytochrome P450 2C9 is a protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

 that in humans is encoded by the CYP2C9 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...

.

Function

CYP2C9 is an important cytochrome P450 enzyme with a major role in the oxidation of both xenobiotic and endogenous compounds. CYP2C9 makes up about 18% of the cytochrome P450 protein in liver microsomes. Some 100 therapeutic drugs are metabolized by CYP2C9, including drugs with a narrow therapeutic index such as warfarin
Warfarin
Warfarin is an anticoagulant. It is most likely to be the drug popularly referred to as a "blood thinner," yet this is a misnomer, since it does not affect the thickness or viscosity of blood...

 and phenytoin
Phenytoin
Phenytoin sodium is a commonly used antiepileptic. Phenytoin acts to suppress the abnormal brain activity seen in seizure by reducing electrical conductance among brain cells by stabilizing the inactive state of voltage-gated sodium channels...

 and other routinely prescribed drugs such as acenocoumarol
Acenocoumarol
Acenocoumarol is an anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist . It is a derivative of coumarin and is marketed under the brand names Sintrom and Sinthrome.- Dosage :...

, tolbutamide
Tolbutamide
Tolbutamide is a first generation potassium channel blocker, sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic drug sold under the brand name Orinase. This drug may be used in the management of type II diabetes if diet alone is not effective. Tolbutamide stimulates the secretion of insulin by the pancreas...

, losartan
Losartan
Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist drug used mainly to treat high blood pressure . Losartan was the first angiotensin II receptor antagonist to be marketed. Losartan potassium is marketed by Merck & Co. Inc. under the trade name Cozaar...

, glipizide
Glipizide
Glipizide is an oral medium-to-long acting anti-diabetic drug from the sulfonylurea class. It is classified as a second generation sulfonylurea, which means that it undergoes enterohepatic circulation. The structure on the R2 group is a much larger cyclo or aromatic group compared to the 1st...

, and some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. By contrast, the known extrahepatic CYP2C9 often metabolizes important endogenous compound such as arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4.It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6).It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil,...

 , 5-hydroxytryptamine, and linoleic acid
Linoleic acid
Linoleic acid is an unsaturated n-6 fatty acid. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature. In physiological literature, it has a lipid number of 18:2...

.

Pharmacogenomics

Genetic polymorphism exists for CYP2C9 expression because the CYP2C9 gene is highly polymorphic. More than 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been described in the regulatory and coding regions of the CYP2C9 gene, some of them are associated with reduced enzyme activity compared with wild type in vitro.

Multiple in vivo studies also show that several mutant CYP2C9 genotypes are associated with significant reduction of in metabolism and daily dose requirements of selected CYP2C9 substrate. In fact, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) often result from unanticipated changes in CYP2C9 enzyme activity secondary to genetic polymorphisms. Especially for CYP2C9 substrates such as warfarin and phenytoin, diminished metabolic capacity because of genetic polymorphisms or drug-drug interactions can lead to toxicity at normal therapeutic doses.

Allele frequencies(%) of CYP2C9 polymorphism
African-American Black-African Pygmy Asian Caucasian
CYP2C9*2 2.9 0-4.3 0 0-0.1 8-19
CYP2C9*3 2.0 0-2.3 0 1.1-3.6 3.3-16.2
CYP2C9*5 0-1.7 0.8-1.8 ND 0 0
CYP2C9*6 0.6 2.7 ND 0 0
CYP2C9*7 0 0 6 0 0
CYP2C9*8 1.9 8.6 4 0 0
CYP2C9*9 13 15.7 22 0 0.3
CYP2C9*11 1.4-1.8 2.7 6 0 0.4-1.0
CYP2C9*13 ND ND ND 0.5-0.6 ND

CYP2C9 Ligands

Most inhibitors of CYP2C9 are competitive inhibitors. Noncompetitive inhibitors
Non-competitive inhibition
Non-competitive inhibition is a type of enzyme inhibition where the inhibitor reduces the activity of the enzyme, by binding not to the active site on the enzyme, but to a different site...

 of CYP2C9 include nifedipine
Nifedipine
Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker...

, tranylcypromine
Tranylcypromine
Tranylcypromine is a drug of the substituted phenethylamine and amphetamine classes which acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor —it is a non-selective and irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme monoamine oxidase...

, phenethyl isothiocyanate, medroxyprogesterone acetate and 6-hydroxyflavone
6-Hydroxyflavone
6-Hydroxyflavone is a flavone, a type of chemical compound. It is one of the noncompetitive inhibitors of cytochrome P450 2C9. It is reported in leaves of Barleria prionitis Linn. ....

. It was indicated that the noncompetitive binding site of 6-hydroxyflavone is the reported allosteric binding site of the CYP2C9 enzyme.

Following is a table of selected substrates, inducers
Enzyme induction and inhibition
Enzyme induction is a process in which a molecule induces the expression of an enzyme.Enzyme inhibition can refer to* the inhibition of the expression of the enzyme by another molecule...

 and inhibitors
Enzyme induction and inhibition
Enzyme induction is a process in which a molecule induces the expression of an enzyme.Enzyme inhibition can refer to* the inhibition of the expression of the enzyme by another molecule...

 of CYP2C9. Where classes of agents are listed, there may be exceptions within the class.

Inhibitors of CYP2C9 can be classified by their potency
Potency (pharmacology)
In the field of pharmacology, potency is a measure of drug activity expressed in terms of the amount required to produce an effect of given intensity. A highly potent drug evokes a larger response at low concentrations, while a drug of lower potency evokes a small response at low concentrations...

, such as:
  • Strong being one that causes at least a 5-fold increase in the plasma AUC values, or more than 80% decrease in clearance
    Clearance (medicine)
    In medicine, the clearance is a measurement of the renal excretion ability. Although clearance may also involve other organs than the kidney, it is almost synonymous with renal clearance or renal plasma clearance. Each substance has a specific clearance that depends on its filtration characteristics...

    .
  • Moderate being one that causes at least a 2-fold increase in the plasma AUC values, or 50-80% decrease in clearance.
  • Weak being one that causes at least a 1.25-fold but less than 2-fold increase in the plasma AUC values, or 20-50% decrease in clearance.

Selected inducers, inhibitors and substrates of CYP2C9
Substrates Inhibitors Inducers
  • NSAIDs (analgesic
    Analgesic
    An analgesic is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain . The word analgesic derives from Greek an- and algos ....

    , antipyretic
    Antipyretic
    Antipyretics ; an-tee-pahy-ret-iks; from the Greek anti, against, and pyreticus, are drugs or herbs that reduce fever. Normally, they will not lower body temperature if one does not have a fever. Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override an interleukin-induced increase in temperature...

    , anti-inflammatory
    Anti-inflammatory
    Anti-inflammatory refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation. Anti-inflammatory drugs make up about half of analgesics, remedying pain by reducing inflammation as opposed to opioids, which affect the central nervous system....

    )
    • celecoxib
      Celecoxib
      Celecoxib INN is a sulfa non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and selective COX-2 inhibitor used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain, painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms, and to reduce numbers of colon and rectum polyps in patients with familial...

    • lornoxicam
      Lornoxicam
      Lornoxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class with analgesic , anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties...

    • diclofenac
      Diclofenac
      Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug taken to reduce inflammation and as an analgesic reducing pain in certain conditions....

    • ibuprofen
      Ibuprofen
      Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for relief of symptoms of arthritis, fever, as an analgesic , especially where there is an inflammatory component, and dysmenorrhea....

    • naproxen
      Naproxen
      Naproxen sodium is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for the reduction of pain, fever, inflammation and stiffness caused by conditions such as:...

    • piroxicam
      Piroxicam
      Piroxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class used to relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, primary dysmenorrhoea, postoperative pain; and act as an analgesic, especially where there is an inflammatory component...

    • meloxicam
      Meloxicam
      Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug with analgesic and fever reducer effects. It is a derivative of oxicam, closely related to piroxicam, and falls in the enolic acid group of NSAIDs...

    • suprofen
      Suprofen
      Suprofen is an NSAID marketed in a 1% solution under the trade name Profenal.-Uses:Suprofen was originally used as a tablet but has since been discontinued in that form. It is now used exclusively as a topical ophthalmic solution, typically to prevent miosis during and after ophthalmic surgery....

  • phenytoin
    Phenytoin
    Phenytoin sodium is a commonly used antiepileptic. Phenytoin acts to suppress the abnormal brain activity seen in seizure by reducing electrical conductance among brain cells by stabilizing the inactive state of voltage-gated sodium channels...

     (antiepileptic)
  • fluvastatin
    Fluvastatin
    Fluvastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease....

     (statin
    Statin
    Statins are a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. Increased cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases, and statins are therefore used in the...

    )
  • sulfonylurea
    Sulfonylurea
    Sulfonylurea derivatives are a class of antidiabetic drugs that are used in the management of diabetes mellitus type 2. They act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas.-First generation:* Carbutamide...

    s (antidiabetic)
    • glipizide
      Glipizide
      Glipizide is an oral medium-to-long acting anti-diabetic drug from the sulfonylurea class. It is classified as a second generation sulfonylurea, which means that it undergoes enterohepatic circulation. The structure on the R2 group is a much larger cyclo or aromatic group compared to the 1st...

    • glibenclamide
      Glibenclamide
      Glibenclamide , also known as glyburide , is an antidiabetic drug in a class of medications known as sulfonylureas, closely related to sulfa drugs...

    • glimepiride
      Glimepiride
      Glimepiride is a medium-to-long acting sulfonylurea anti-diabetic drug. It is marketed as Amaryl by Sanofi-Aventis and GLIMY by Dr.Reddy's Labs...

    • tolbutamide
      Tolbutamide
      Tolbutamide is a first generation potassium channel blocker, sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic drug sold under the brand name Orinase. This drug may be used in the management of type II diabetes if diet alone is not effective. Tolbutamide stimulates the secretion of insulin by the pancreas...

    • glyburide
  • angiotensin II receptor antagonists (in hypertension
    Hypertension
    Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...

    , diabetic nephropathy
    Diabetic nephropathy
    Diabetic nephropathy , also known as Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome, or nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis and intercapillary glomerulonephritis, is a progressive kidney disease caused by angiopathy of capillaries in the kidney glomeruli. It is characterized by nephrotic syndrome and diffuse...

    , CHF
    Congestive heart failure
    Heart failure often called congestive heart failure is generally defined as the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the body. Heart failure can cause a number of symptoms including shortness of breath, leg swelling, and exercise intolerance. The condition...

    )
    • irbesartan
      Irbesartan
      Irbesartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used mainly for the treatment of hypertension. Irbesartan was developed by Sanofi Research...

    • losartan
      Losartan
      Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist drug used mainly to treat high blood pressure . Losartan was the first angiotensin II receptor antagonist to be marketed. Losartan potassium is marketed by Merck & Co. Inc. under the trade name Cozaar...

  • S-warfarin (anticoagulant
    Anticoagulant
    An anticoagulant is a substance that prevents coagulation of blood. A group of pharmaceuticals called anticoagulants can be used in vivo as a medication for thrombotic disorders. Some anticoagulants are used in medical equipment, such as test tubes, blood transfusion bags, and renal dialysis...

    )

  • miconazole
    Miconazole
    Miconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent, developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica, commonly applied topically to the skin or to mucus membranes to cure fungal infections. It works by inhibiting the synthesis of ergosterol, a critical component of fungal cell membranes...

     (antifungal)
  • sildenafil
    Sildenafil
    Sildenafil citrate, sold as Viagra, Revatio and under various other trade names, is a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension . It was originally developed by British scientists and then brought to market by the US-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer...

     (in erectile dysfunction
    Erectile dysfunction
    Erectile dysfunction is sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual performance....

    )
  • terbinafine
    Terbinafine
    Terbinafine hydrochloride is a...

     (antifungal)
  • amitriptyline
    Amitriptyline
    Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant . It is the most widely used TCA and has at least equal efficacy against depression as the newer class of SSRIs...

     (tricyclic antidepressant
    Tricyclic antidepressant
    Tricyclic antidepressants are heterocyclic chemical compounds used primarily as antidepressants. The TCAs were first discovered in the early 1950s and were subsequently introduced later in the decade; they are named after their chemical structure, which contains three rings of atoms...

    )
  • fluoxetine
    Fluoxetine
    Fluoxetine is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class. It is manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company...

     (SSRI
    Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
    Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor are a class of compounds typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders. The efficacy of SSRIs is disputed...

     antidepressant)
  • nateglinide
    Nateglinide
    Nateglinide is a drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Nateglinide was developed by Ajinomoto, a Japanese company and sold by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis....

     (antidiabetic)
  • rosiglitazone
    Rosiglitazone
    Rosiglitazone is an antidiabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class of drugs. It works as an insulin sensitizer, by binding to the PPAR receptors in fat cells and making the cells more responsive to insulin...

     (antidiabetic)
  • tamoxifen
    Tamoxifen
    Tamoxifen is an antagonist of the estrogen receptor in breast tissue via its active metabolite, hydroxytamoxifen. In other tissues such as the endometrium, it behaves as an agonist, hence tamoxifen may be characterized as a mixed agonist/antagonist...

     (SERM
    Selective estrogen receptor modulator
    Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators are a class of compounds that act on the estrogen receptor. A characteristic that distinguishes these substances from pure receptor agonists and antagonists is that their action is different in various tissues, thereby granting the possibility to selectively...

    )
  • torasemide
    Torasemide
    Torasemide or torsemide is a pyridine-sulfonyl urea type loop diuretic mainly used in the management of edema associated with congestive heart failure. It is also used at low doses for the management of hypertension...

     (loop diuretic
    Loop diuretic
    Loop diuretics are diuretics that act on the ascending loop of Henle in the kidney. They are primarily used in medicine to treat hypertension and edema often due to congestive heart failure or renal insufficiency...

    )
Strong:
  • fluconazole
    Fluconazole
    Fluconazole is a triazole antifungal drug used in the treatment and prevention of superficial and systemic fungal infections. In a bulk powder form, it appears as a white crystalline powder, and it is very slightly soluble in water and soluble in alcohol. It is commonly marketed under the trade...

     (antifungal)
  • amentoflavone
    Amentoflavone
    Amentoflavone is a constituent of a number of plants with medicinal properties, including Ginkgo biloba and Hypericum perforatum .It is a biflavonoid ....

     (constituent of Ginkgo biloba and St. John’s Wort)
  • sulfaphenazole
    Sulfaphenazole
    Sulfaphenazole is a sulfonamide antibacterial....

     (antibacterial)
  • Valproic acid
    Valproic acid
    Valproic acid is a chemical compound that has found clinical use as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and, less commonly, major depression. It is also used to treat migraine headaches and schizophrenia...

     (anticonvulsant
    Anticonvulsant
    The anticonvulsants are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers, and in the treatment of neuropathic pain. The goal of an...

    , mood-stabilizing)


  • Moderate
    • amiodarone
      Amiodarone
      Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent used for various types of tachyarrhythmias , both ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Discovered in 1961, it was not approved for use in the United States until 1985...

       (antiarrhythmic)


    Unspecified potency
    • antihistamine
      Antihistamine
      An H1 antagonist is a histamine antagonist of the H1 receptor that serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergic reactions...

      s (H1-receptor antagonists)
      • Cyclizine
        Cyclizine
        Cyclizine is an antihistamine drug used to treat nausea, vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness, vertigo and post-operatively following administration of general anaesthesia and opioids.-Indications:...

      • Promethazine
        Promethazine
        Promethazine is a first-generation antihistamine of the phenothiazine family. The drug has anti-motion sickness, antiemetic, and anticholinergic effects, as well as a strong sedative effect and in some countries is prescribed for insomnia when benzodiazepines are contraindicated...

    • Chloramphenicol
      Chloramphenicol
      Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic antimicrobial that became available in 1949. It is considered a prototypical broad-spectrum antibiotic, alongside the tetracyclines, and as it is both cheap and easy to manufacture it is frequently found as a drug of choice in the third world.Chloramphenicol is...

    • fenofibrate
      Fenofibrate
      Fenofibrate is a drug of the fibrate class. Fenofibrate was developed by Groupe Fournier SA, before it was acquired in 2005 by Solvay Pharmaceutical, a business unit owned by the Belgian corporation, Solvay S.A. In 2009 Solvay Pharmaceutical was acquired by Abbott Laboratories. It is mainly used to...

       (fibrate
      Fibrate
      In pharmacology, the fibrates are a class of amphipathic carboxylic acids. They are used for a range of metabolic disorders, mainly hypercholesterolemia , and are therefore hypolipidemic agents.- Members :...

      )
    • flavones
      Flavones
      Flavones , are a class of flavonoids based on the backbone of 2-phenylchromen-4-one shown on the right....

    • flavonols
      Flavonols
      Flavonols are a class of flavonoids that have the 3-hydroxyflavone backbone . Their diversity stems from the different positions the phenolic -OH groups. They are distinct from flavanols , another class of flavonoids.Flavonols are present in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables...

    • fluvastatin
      Fluvastatin
      Fluvastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease....

       (statin
      Statin
      Statins are a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. Increased cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases, and statins are therefore used in the...

      )
    • fluvoxamine
      Fluvoxamine
      Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant which functions as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor . Fluvoxamine was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1993 for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder . Fluvoxamine CR is approved to treat social anxiety disorder...

       (SSRI)
    • isoniazid
      Isoniazid
      Isoniazid , also known as isonicotinylhydrazine , is an organic compound that is the first-line antituberculosis medication in prevention and treatment. It was first discovered in 1912, and later in 1951 it was found to be effective against tuberculosis by inhibiting its mycolic acid...

       (in tuberculosis
      Tuberculosis
      Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...

      )
    • lovastatin
      Lovastatin
      Lovastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used for lowering cholesterol in those with hypercholesterolemia and so preventing cardiovascular disease...

       (statin
      Statin
      Statins are a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. Increased cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases, and statins are therefore used in the...

      )
    • phenylbutazone
      Phenylbutazone
      Phenylbutazone, often referred to as bute, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the short-term treatment of pain and fever in animals. In the United States, it is no longer approved for human use.-In humans:...

       (NSAID
      Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
      Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, but also referred to as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics or nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory medicines , are drugs with analgesic and antipyretic effects and which have, in higher doses, anti-inflammatory...

      )
    • probenecid
      Probenecid
      Probenecid is a uricosuric drug that increases uric acid excretion in the urine. It is primarily used in treating gout and hyperuricemia.Probenecid was developed as an alternative to caronamide...

       (uricosuric
      Uricosuric
      Uricosuric medications are substances that increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine, thus reducing the concentration of uric acid in blood plasma. In general, this effect is achieved by action on the proximal tubule...

      )
    • sertraline
      Sertraline
      Sertraline hydrochloride is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class. It was introduced to the market by Pfizer in 1991. Sertraline is primarily used to treat major depression in adult outpatients as well as obsessive–compulsive, panic, and social anxiety disorders in...

       (SSRI)
    • sulfamethoxazole
      Sulfamethoxazole
      Sulfamethoxazole is a sulfonamide bacteriostatic antibiotic.It is most often used as part of a synergistic combination with trimethoprim in a 5:1 ratio in co-trimoxazole , also known under trade names such as Bactrim, Septrin, or Septra; in Eastern Europe it is marketed as Biseptol...

       (antibiotic
      Antibiotic
      An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...

      )
    • teniposide
      Teniposide
      Teniposide is a chemotherapeutic medication mainly used in the treatment of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia . It is in a class of drugs known as podophyllotoxin derivatives and slows the growth of cancer cells in the body....

       (chemotherapeutic)
    • voriconazole
      Voriconazole
      Voriconazole is a triazole antifungal medication that is generally used to treat serious, invasive fungal infections. These are generally seen in patients who are immunocompromised, and include invasive candidiasis, invasive aspergillosis, and certain emerging fungal infections.-Invasive...

       (antifungal)
    • zafirlukast
      Zafirlukast
      Zafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and/or long-acting bronchodilator. It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed twice daily. Another leukotriene receptor antagonist is montelukast...

       (leukotriene antagonist
      Leukotriene antagonist
      A leukotriene antagonist is a drug that inhibits leukotrienes, which are fatty compounds produced by the immune system that cause inflammation in asthma and bronchitis, and constrict airways....

      )
    Strong:
  • rifampicin
    Rifampicin
    Rifampicin or rifampin is a bactericidal antibiotic drug of the rifamycin group. It is a semisynthetic compound derived from Amycolatopsis rifamycinica ...

     (bactericidal)
  • secobarbital
    Secobarbital
    Secobarbital sodium is a barbiturate derivative drug that was first synthesized in 1928 in Germany. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic properties...

     (barbiturate
    Barbiturate
    Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and can therefore produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, as hypnotics, and as anticonvulsants...

    )

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