We have studied the effect of renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics of oxcarbazepine, its active monohydroxy-metabolite (which predominates in plasma), their glucuronides, and the inactive dihydroxy-metabolite after a single oral dose of oxcarbazepine (300 mg). Six subjects with normal renal function and 20 patients with various degrees of renal impairment participated. The mean areas under the plasma concentration-time curves of oxcarbazepine and its monohydroxy-metabolite were 2-2.5-times higher in patients with severe renal impairment (CLCR < 10 ml.min-1) than in healthy subjects. The apparent elimination half-life of the monohydroxy-metabolite [19 (SD 3) h] in these patients was about twice that in healthy subjects. The effect of renal impairment on the plasma concentrations of glucuronides was more marked. The renal clearances of the unconjugated monohydroxy-metabolite and its glucuronides (the main compounds recovered in urine) correlated well with creatinine clearance. The maximum target dose in patients with slight renal impairment (CLCR > 30 ml.min-1) should not be changed. In patients with moderate renal impairment (CLCR 10-30 ml.min-1) it should be reduced by 50%. In patients with severe renal impairment (CLCR < 10 ml.min-1), the glucuronides of oxcarbazepine and its monohydroxy-metabolite are likely to accumulate during repeated administration, and dosage adjustment of oxcarbazepine in these patients could not be proposed from this single administration study.

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