Development of a physiologically‐based pharmacokinetic model for Ritonavir characterizing exposure and drug interaction potential at both acute and steady‐state conditions
Abstract
Ritonavir (RTV) is a potent CYP3A inhibitor that is widely used as a pharmacokinetic (PK) enhancer to increase exposure to select protease inhibitors. However, as a strong and complex perpetrator of CYP3A interactions, RTV can also enhance the exposure of other co‐administered CYP3A substrates, potentially causing toxicity. Therefore, the prediction of drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and estimation of dosing requirements for concomitantly administered drugs is imperative. In this study, we aimed to develop a physiologically‐based PK (PBPK) model for RTV using the PK‐sim® software platform. A total of 13 clinical PK studies of RTV covering a wide dose range (100 to 600 mg including both single and multiple dosing), and eight clinical DDI studies with RTV on CYP3A and P‐gp substrates, including alprazolam, midazolam, rivaroxaban, clarithromycin, fluconazole, sildenafil, and digoxin were used for the model development and evaluation. Chronopharmacokinetic differences (between morning vs. evening doses) and limitations in parameter estimation for biochemical processes of RTV from in vitro studies were incorporated in the PBPK model. The final developed PBPK model predicted 100% of RTV AUClast and Cmax within a twofold dimension error. The geometric mean fold error (GMFE) from all PK datasets was 1.275 and 1.194, respectively. In addition, 97% of the DDI profiles were predicted with the DDI ratios within a twofold dimension error. The GMFE values from all DDI datasets were 1.297…
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