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Plasma drug concentrations of 4-drug fixed-dose combination regimen and its efficacy for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme: A prospective pilot study
Affiliation:1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, 411043, India;2. Regional Team Lead, World Health Organization Country Office for India, WHO NTEP Technical Support Network, Pune, India;3. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, Maharashtra, 411038, India;4. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, Maharashtra, 411038, India
Abstract:BackgroundThe thrice weekly dosing regimen of DOTS has shown low rifampicin plasma concentrations as an independent risk factor for unfavourable tuberculosis (TB) outcome. With introduction of daily regimen using fixed dose combinations (FDC) under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) the existence of suboptimal plasma levels of first-line antitubercular drugs and its clinical significance remain poorly understood.MethodWe included a prospective cohort of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients receiving 4-FDC daily regimen under NTEP. Plasma concentration at 2 hours (C2h) of each drug was determined after two weeks of treatment using liquid chromatography (LCMS/MS) developed by us. TB card and laboratory reports were reviewed for baseline characteristics and clinical status at 2, 4 and 6 months after the initiation of treatment. At a 1 year follow-up, therapy failure was defined as death or a relapse of tuberculosis.ResultsAmong 40 PTB patients, the C2h post dose plasma concentrations of H, R and E were suboptimal in 25%, 60% and 10% respectively. The C2h of H, R, Z and E were respectively 4.2 ± 2.0, 7.3 ± 2.8, 39.2 ± 8.8 and 3.5 ± 1.2 μg/ml; 60% of the patients had suboptimal plasma concentrations and commonly it was observed with H and R. C2h were lower than expected for at least two drugs i.e. H and R in 25% (10/40) of the patients. Plasma concentration of isoniazid and rifampicin has always been considered important for microbiological response and treatment outcome and low concentrations has been associated with poor treatment response. These patients may require a two year follow up and critical evaluation for prevention of MDR-TB. However, all the TB patients were cured and none of them had recurrence within one year follow up.ConclusionsAll the pulmonary TB patients administering 4-FDC daily regimen under programmatic settings were cured despite the suboptimal levels of isoniaizd and rifampicin. All the patients achieved pyrazinamide plasma levels and probably this could be the reason behind favourable outcome. Further study is required on large sample size with various subset of population to understand the need of therapeutic drug monitoring.
Keywords:Pulmonary tuberculosis  Fixed dose combination  Drug concentrations  National tuberculosis elimination program
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