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Methadone Effects on Zidovudine (ZDV, AZT) Disposition

NCT00000800

Open-labelTreatment

Summary

To determine whether methadone maintenance alters the pharmacokinetics of zidovudine (AZT). To determine whether any such effect of methadone on disposition of AZT is time dependent and whether a metabolic interaction between AZT and methadone exists. Injection drug users represent an increasing proportion of HIV-infected persons. Since daily methadone maintenance is the major chemical treatment for injection drug abuse, it is important to determine the impact of methadone on AZT absorption, distribution, and elimination.

Timeline

Start
Primary completion
Completion
1998-10

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Methadone Other / unclassified
Subject Zidovudine Small molecule Oral