Metabolism and Excretion of Illicit Drugs in Humans

Melis, M; Castiglioni, Sara; Zuccato, Ettore

doi:10.1002/9781118000816.ch2

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“…The newly derived CFs for methadone and for EDDP are both slightly lower than the CFs proposed by Thai et al (22% vs 27.5%) and (50% vs 55%), respectively. However, this difference could be considered small compared to the variation expected between individuals observed in pharmacokinetic studies. , …”

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Analyzing Wastewater Samples Collected during Census To Determine the Correction Factors of Drugs for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: The Case of Codeine and Methadone

Thai

O’Brien

Tscharke

et al. 2018

Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.

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The correction factor (CF) is a critical parameter for backestimating the consumption of a drug via wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). The CF is usually the excretion factor (EF) of the drug or metabolite (the fraction of drug excreted after consumption and the molecular mass ratio of parent drug/metabolite) traditionally determined by human pharmacokinetic studies. An alternative approach to derive CFs is to compare the consumption data with the loads measured by WBE in representative wastewater samples. For this purpose, during the 2016 Australian Census week, more than 500 wastewater samples were collected from 83 wastewater treatment plants across Australia (covering >60% of the Australian population) and analyzed for codeine, methadone, and methadone metabolite, EDDP. National sales data for codeine and methadone to local pharmacies were obtained to estimate the CFs for the three biomarkers. The CFs estimated for codeine and EDDP in this study, 29% (95% CI = 28%−30%) and 50% (95% CI = 49%−52%), respectively, are significantly different from the EFs deduced from pharmacokinetic data (60% and 25%), while methadone's CF is relatively similar to previously used values (22% vs 27.5%). The newly derived CFs were applied to available data in the literature and produced better matches between estimates and consumption data than previously reported. It is thus suggested that the new approach be used to derive the CFs of other drugs of interest for WBE application when limited pharmacokinetic data are available.

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“…However, this difference could be considered small compared to the variation expected between individuals observed in pharmacokinetic studies. 14,23 3.3. Testing the New CFs with Other Data Sets in the Literature.…”

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Analyzing Wastewater Samples Collected during Census To Determine the Correction Factors of Drugs for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: The Case of Codeine and Methadone

Thai

O’Brien

Tscharke

et al. 2018

Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.

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“…Most of conjugate THC-COOH is excreted as water-soluble glucuronic acid. However, after the excretion, it is rapidly hydrolyzed back in the wastewater to the free acid form by β -glucoronidases present in fecal bacteria [16]. Among the metabolites of Δ 9 -THC, THC-COOH is the most used target to estimate the consumption of Cannabis sativa by analyzing wastewaters [19][20].…”

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“…Among the metabolites of Δ 9 -THC, THC-COOH is the most used target to estimate the consumption of Cannabis sativa by analyzing wastewaters [19][20]. 11-OH-THC and Δ 9 -THC can also be considered, however, due to their lipophilic characteristics, they are not easily found [16].…”

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