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Drug concentration in saliva.

J C Mucklow, M R Bending, G C Kahn

    Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    |November 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Saliva drug concentration measurements can predict plasma levels for non-ionized drugs, avoiding blood draws. However, ionized drug prediction is unreliable due to variable saliva pH.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacokinetics and Drug Monitoring
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Biomedical Science

    Background:

    • Accurate drug plasma concentration monitoring is crucial for effective therapeutic management.
    • Venipuncture for blood sampling is invasive and can be inconvenient for patients.
    • Saliva offers a non-invasive alternative for drug level assessment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the reliability of predicting plasma drug concentrations using saliva measurements.
    • To investigate the influence of drug ionization state and saliva properties on prediction accuracy.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of plasma and saliva drug concentrations for various weakly acidic and basic drugs.
    • Assessment of drug prediction reliability based on drug ionization at physiological pH.
    • Manipulation of saliva flow rate and pH using different stimuli to observe effects on drug concentrations.

    Main Results:

    • Accurate prediction of plasma drug concentrations was achieved for non-ionized drugs (phenytoin, phenobarbital, antipyrine).
    • Prediction was unreliable for ionized drugs (chlorpropramide, tolbutamide, propranolol, meperidine).
    • Altering saliva flow and pH caused significant (twofold) changes in saliva drug concentrations, highlighting variability.

    Conclusions:

    • Saliva drug concentration measurement is a viable, non-invasive method for predicting plasma levels of non-ionized drugs.
    • The variability in saliva pH significantly impacts the accuracy of predicting plasma concentrations for ionized drugs.
    • Further research is needed to standardize saliva analysis for reliable drug monitoring across different drug types.

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