Beclabuvir + Escitalopram = Precautionary

Effect on Concentration

Beclabuvir
No change
Applies within class?
No
Escitalopram
Decrease
Applies within class?
No

Pharmacologic Effects

Effect
N/A
Applies within class?
No
Effect
N/A
Applies within class?
No

Interaction History

N/A

Last Updated 22-Nov-2022

Summary

* The concomitant use ofDCV-TRIO (DCV 30 mg, ASV 200 mg, BCV 75 mg twice daily) and ESC resulted in significantly reduced exposure and plasma concentrations of ESC. Therefore, monitoring for changes in depressive symptoms is warranted when this combination is utilized, and up-titration of ESC should be considered if appropriate.** In this study DCV-TRIO was administered with additional BCV 75mg BID in order to achieve BCV exposures comparable to those seen in HCV-infected individuals.

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Study Design

In an open-label, single-sequence, 2-way study, 23 healthy subjects (n=23; 15 male, 8 female) received sertraline (SER) 50 mg once daily for 7 days (Days 1 -7). Following a 5-day washout (Days 8-12), subjects received DCV-TRIO, a fixed-dose regimen of daclatasvir (DCV) 30 mg, asunaprevir (ASV) 200 mg, and beclabuvir (BCV) 75 mg twice daily, plus an additional BCV 75mg BID for 10 days (Days 13-22). Subjects then received DCV-TRIO (+ BCV 75mg BID) with SER 50 mg once daily for 7 days (Days 23-29).

Study Results

The geometric mean ratios (GMRs; DCV-TRIO + ESC / ESC) [90% CIs] of ESC were: 0.68 [0.64, 0.73] for Cmax, 0.65 [0.61, 0.69] for AUC, and 0.61 [0.55, 0.66] for C24.GMRs (DCV-TRIO + ESC / DCV-TRIO) [90% CIs] of BCV were: 1.02 [0.94, 1.11] for Cmax, 0.96 [0.91, 1.02] for AUC, and 0.85 [0.76, 0.94] for C12.

Study Conclusions

References

X Tao, K Sims, M Hesney, et al. The effect of daclatasvir, asunaprevir, and beclabuvir on the pharmacokinetics of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in healthy subjects. 16th International Workshop On Clinical Pharmacology Of Hiv And Hepatitis Therapy. . ; 2015.