Islatravir and Methadone Pharmacokinetics (MK-8591-029)

Summary

The present study is designed to determine the effect of islatravir (ISL) \[MK-8591\] on methadone pharmacokinetics (PK). The primary objective is to assess whether ISL impacts the area under the plasma concentration time curve from dosing to 24 hours postdose (AUC0-24) of S-methadone and R-methadone in participants on oral methadone therapy. It is hypothesized that the plasma AUC0-24hr for S- and R-methadone will be similar after methadone alone compared to methadone and ISL 60 mg coadministration.

Timeline

Start

2020-10-16

Primary completion

2021-07-09

Completion

2021-07-09

Publications

• Results Matthews RP, Ankrom W, Handy W, Patel M, Matthews C, Xu Z, Gravesande K, Searle S, Schwartz H, Stoch SA, Iwamoto M. A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interaction Between Islatravir and Methadone in Participants on Stable Methadone Therapy. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2025 Jan;14(1):36-43. doi: 10.1002/cpdd.1492. Epub 2024 Dec 8.

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