Induction of voriconazole metabolism by rifampin in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: importance of interdisciplinary communication to prevent treatment errors with complex medications

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Sep;51(9):3455-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00579-07. Epub 2007 Jul 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular / adverse effects*
  • Antifungal Agents / metabolism*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Area Under Curve
  • Communication
  • Drug Interactions
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid / complications
  • Leukemia, Myeloid / metabolism*
  • Medication Errors / prevention & control*
  • Pyrimidines / metabolism*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacokinetics
  • Rifampin / adverse effects*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Triazoles / metabolism*
  • Triazoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Voriconazole
  • Rifampin