著者

小森 浩二 山崎 裕己 古前 竜平 玉登 まき 福田 洋 板橋 司 菊田 真穂 高田 雅弘 宮﨑 珠美 中野 祥子 三田村 しのぶ 首藤 誠 山本 淑子 塙 由美子

出版者

一般社団法人日本医療薬学会

雑誌

医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.40, no.3, pp.186-192, 2014-03-10 (Released:2015-03-10)

参考文献数

12

被引用文献数

1

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Loxoprofen (Loxonin®) is a widely administered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in Japan, with annual sales exceeding 50 billion Japanese yen. Although it is a very versatile drug and is often administered to breastfeeding women, the information available regarding its mammary gland transfer is inadequate.Therefore, in this study, we analyzed loxoprofen levels in the blood and milk of four breastfeeding women who received the drug for pain relief. These women visited the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Hanwa Sumiyoshi General Hospital for consultation or a cesarean section.One tablet of Loxonin® (loxoprofen 60 mg) was orally administered to each of the four women, and blood and milk samples were collected 0, 30, 90, 150 and 330 min after drug administration. Twenty microliters of ethanol was added to the blood and milk samples (10 μL), and the mixture was centrifuged at 12000 g for 15 min. The supernatant was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).Loxoprofen levels in blood peaked 90 min after its oral administration in all four patients, with the highest level being 4.5 μg/mL in patient II, whereas loxoprofen level in milk was below the detection limit (0.1 μg/mL) at all time points. Taken together, the data suggest low mammary gland transfer of loxoprofen, and thereby a low lactation risk.

著者

小森 浩二 塙 由美子 山本 淑子 古前 竜平 山崎 裕己 中野 祥子 三田村 しのぶ 宮﨑 珠美 菊田 真穂 高田 雅弘 首藤 誠

出版者

公益社団法人 日本薬学会

雑誌

藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.133, no.8, pp.905-911, 2013

被引用文献数

2

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&nbsp;&nbsp;Loxoprofen (Loxonin^&reg;), an antipyretic painkiller, was approved as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug (Loxonin^&reg;-S) in January 2011. With regard to self-medication using OTC drugs, the information that pharmacists provide to consumers is very important. Although loxoprofen is a very versatile drug and can be used during breastfeeding, information regarding its mammary gland transfer is inadequate. In this study, we established a simple method to evaluate mammary transfer of drugs, and compared loxoprofen's mammary gland transfer with that of aspirin. Loxoprofen 12 mg/kg and aspirin 132 mg/kg was orally administered to mother mice (ddY), and blood and milk samples were collected. Twenty microliters of ethanol was added to the blood and milk samples (10 &mu;L), and the mixture was centrifuged for 15 min (12000 <i>g</i>); the supernatant was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Since aspirin was immediately metabolized, we analyzed salicylic acid concentrations. Maximum concentration of loxoprofen was observed at around 15 min after its oral administration, with the concentrations in the blood and milk being 2.9 and 0.5 &mu;g/mL, respectively. The drug was metabolized promptly thereafter. In contrast, maximum concentration of salicylic acid was observed at 30 min after aspirin administration, with the concentrations in the blood and milk being 187.2 and 64.4 &mu;g/mL, respectively. These concentrations remained constant from 60 to 120 min. Salicylic acid could be detected 240 min after aspirin administration. Thus, mammary gland transfer of loxoprofen is lower than that of aspirin, suggesting that loxoprofen does not accumulate in milk.<br>