Drug Interactions between Effervescent Pain Relief and pazopanib

MONITOR: Agents that cause urinary alkalinization can reduce serum salicylate concentrations in patients receiving anti-inflammatory dosages of aspirin or other salicylates. The mechanism involves reduction in salicylate renal tubular reabsorption due to increased urinary pH, resulting in increased renal salicylate clearance especially above urine pH of 7. This interaction is sometimes exploited in the treatment of salicylate toxicity.

MANAGEMENT: Patients treated chronically with urinary alkalinizers and large doses of salicylates (i.e. 3 g/day or more) should be monitored for potentially diminished or inadequate analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, and the salicylate dosage adjusted if necessary.

GENERALLY AVOID: Coadministration with drugs that increase gastric pH may significantly decrease the oral bioavailability of pazopanib and reduce its concentrations in plasma. The solubility of pazopanib is pH-dependent, thus an increase in pH may interfere with its absorption. According to the product labeling, pazopanib is very slightly soluble at pH 1 and practically insoluble above pH 4 in aqueous media. When pazopanib (800 mg once daily in the morning) was coadministered with esomeprazole (40 mg once daily in the evening) for 5 days in 12 patients with advanced solid tumors, mean steady-state pazopanib peak plasma concentration (Cmax) and systemic exposure (AUC) decreased by approximately 40% each. The AUCs of three metabolites were also decreased. Mean steady-state trough concentration of pazopanib was reduced to 17.3 mcg/mL, which is close to the reported threshold of >=15 mcg/mL for clinical efficacy as suggested by a phase I trial of pazopanib. However, the potential for subtherapeutic pazopanib exposure in some patients cannot be excluded.

MANAGEMENT: Concomitant use of pazopanib with drugs that increase gastric pH should generally be avoided. If acid-suppression therapy is required, short-acting antacids should be considered, with dosing separated by several hours from pazopanib dosing. Some experts recommend administering pazopanib at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after antacids.