Effect of grapefruit juice on the pharmacokinetics of tolvaptan, a non-peptide arginine vasopressin antagonist, in healthy subjects.

Purpose: Tolvaptan is a selective vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist that can be given orally once daily for treatment of clinically significant hypervolemic and euvolemic hyponatremia (US and Europe) or extracellular volume expansion despite taking other diuretics (Japan). In vitro studies indicate...

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Published in:European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 207 - 212
Main Authors: Shoaf, Susan, Mallikaarjun, Suresh, Bricmont, Patricia
Format: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2012
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