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Pharmacokinetic interactions and tolerability of berberine chloride with simvastatin and fenofibrate: an open-label, randomized, parallel study in healthy Chinese subjects

Li G, Zhao M, Qiu F, Sun Y, Zhao L
Drug design, development and therapy 2019 13:129-139

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PMID 30587933
PubMed Central
PMC6304249
Funding
Funding was not established from the accessible source; this is not a declaration of no funding.
Competing interests
A complete competing-interest declaration was not available in the accessible source; no absence of conflicts is inferred.

Study snapshot

DesignOpen-label randomized parallel pharmacokinetic study
ModelHuman participants; see population
Sample60 healthy Chinese adults across five groups
InterventionBerberine chloride, simvastatin, fenofibrate and selected combinations
DurationSingle-dose and 7-day multiple-dose phases
EndpointsPlasma exposure and pharmacokinetics; Drug interaction measurements; Short-term tolerability

What the study showed, in plain terms

The investigators did not find a clinically obvious interaction with simvastatin or fenofibrate under these tested conditions.

Key findings

  • The investigators did not find a clinically obvious interaction with simvastatin or fenofibrate under these tested conditions.

What this study can and cannot tell us

Short healthy-volunteer study; does not exclude interactions with other drugs, disease states or longer exposure.

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