Effects of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetics of ezetimibe in healthy subjects.

Purpose: Ezetimibe is the first lipid-lowering drug that inhibits the intestinal uptake of dietary and biliary cholesterol without affecting the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients. Ezetimibe is readily absorbed, and undergoes rapid and almost complete glucuronidation by UGT, particularly UGT1A1, in...

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Published in:European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 39 - 46
Main Authors: Bae J, Choi C, Lee J, Jang C, Chung M, Lee S
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jan2011
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