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...
| Published in: | European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 39 - 46 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Springer Nature
Jan2011
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