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Actions of Delot in details

The action of the drug on the human body is called Pharmacodynamics in Medical terminology. To produce its effect and to change the pathological process that is happening the body and to reduce the symptom or cure the disease, the medicine has to function in a specific way. The changes it does to the body at cellular level gives the desired result of treating a disease. Drugs act by stimulating or inhibiting a receptor or an enzyme or a protein most of the times. Medications are produced in such a way that the ingredients target the specific site and bring about chemical changes in the body that can stop or reverse the chemical reaction which is causing the disease.
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Pharmacology: Delot is the orally active, nonsedating, active metabolite of loratadine, with a sustained duration of action that allows once-daily dosing in clinical use.

Mechanism of Action: Delot is a new, selective peripheral histamine H1-receptor antagonist with more potent antiallergenic properties than loratadine itself. It also has anti-inflammatory activity. Delot acts by inhibiting the release of pro-inflammatory mediators from human mast cells/basophils.

Delot was more potent than loratadine with respect to in vivo inhibition of histamine-induced wheal and flare. It does not readily penetrate the central nervous system.

Delot demonstrates H1-receptor specificity including 15- to 50-fold lower affinity for muscarinic receptors compared with H1-receptors.

Clinical studies have demonstrated that Delot has a lack of clinically significant cardiovascular toxicity, and unlike most other antihistamines, has decongestant effects.

Pharmacokinetics: After oral administration, Delot is rapidly and almost completely absorbed. Peak plasma concentrations are reached within about 3 hrs; the terminal elimination half-life of Delot is averaged 24-27 hrs, indicating that Delot is suitable for once-daily administration. The pharmacokinetics of Delot is linear and exhibits dose proportionality. With daily administration of 5 mg of Delot, steady-state serum concentrations are achieved within 7 days.

Delot is rapidly metabolised by hydroxylation to 3-hydroxydesloratadine and excreted mainly in the urine.

Because the bioavailability and absorption of Delot are not significantly affected by food, Delot may be administered with or without meals.

Pharmacokinetic studies with Delot in the elderly and in patients with renal dysfunction are not yet available. The available data for loratadine indicate that the elimination half-life of Delot may be increased in patients with chronic renal failure. However, dosage reduction in mild to moderate renal impairment is probably not necessary.

Limited pharmacokinetic data suggest that Delot 5 mg daily is likely to be safe in patients with hepatic dysfunction.

How should I take Delot?

Take Delot exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

Delot is usually taken once per day. Follow your doctor's instructions.

Do not crush, chew, or break the regular Delot tablet. Swallow the pill whole.

Measure the liquid form of Delot with a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

To take Delot orally disintegrating tablet (Delot RediTabs):

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve.

Store Delot at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Delot administration

Administration of drug is important to know because the drug absorption and action varies depending on the route and time of administration of the drug. A medicine is prescribed before meals or after meals or along with meals. The specific timing of the drug intake about food is to increase its absorption and thus its efficacy. Few work well when taken in empty stomach and few medications need to be taken 1 or 2 hrs after the meal. A drug can be in the form of a tablet, a capsule which is the oral route of administration and the same can be in IV form which is used in specific cases. Other forms of drug administration can be a suppository in anal route or an inhalation route.
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Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

Delot is usually taken once per day. Follow your doctor's instructions.

Do not crush, chew, or break the regular Delot tablet. Swallow the pill whole.

Measure the liquid form of Delot with a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

To take Delot orally disintegrating tablet (Delot RediTabs):

Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve.

Delot pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics of a drug can be defined as what body does to the drug after it is taken. The therapeutic result of the medicine depends upon the Pharmacokinetics of the drug. It deals with the time taken for the drug to be absorbed, metabolized, the process and chemical reactions involved in metabolism and about the excretion of the drug. All these factors are essential to deciding on the efficacy of the drug. Based on these pharmacokinetic principles, the ingredients, the Pharmaceutical company decides dose and route of administration. The concentration of the drug at the site of action which is proportional to therapeutic result inside the body depends on various pharmacokinetic reactions that occur in the body.
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Mechanism of Action

Delot is a long-acting tricyclic histamine antagonist with selective H1-receptor histamine antagonist activity. Receptor binding data indicates that at a concentration of 2–3 ng/mL (7 nanomolar), Delot shows significant interaction with the human histamine H1-receptor. Delot inhibited histamine release from human mast cells in vitro. Results of a radiolabeled tissue distribution study in rats and a radioligand H1-receptor binding study in guinea pigs showed that Delot did not readily cross the blood brain barrier. The clinical significance of this finding is unknown.

Pharmacodynamics

Wheal and Flare: Human histamine skin wheal studies following single and repeated 5-mg doses of Delot have shown that the drug exhibits an antihistaminic effect by 1 hour; this activity may persist for as long as 24 hours. There was no evidence of histamine-induced skin wheal tachyphylaxis within the Delot 5-mg group over the 28-day treatment period. The clinical relevance of histamine wheal skin testing is unknown.

Effects on QTc: Single daily doses of 45 mg were given to normal male and female volunteers for 10 days. All ECGs obtained in this study were manually read in a blinded fashion by a cardiologist. In Delot-treated subjects, there was an increase in mean heart rate of 9.2 bpm relative to placebo. The QT interval was corrected for heart rate (QTc) by both the Bazett and Fridericia methods. Using the QTc (Bazett) there was a mean increase of 8.1 msec in Delot-treated subjects relative to placebo. Using QTc (Fridericia) there was a mean increase of 0.4 msec in Delot-treated subjects relative to placebo. No clinically relevant adverse events were reported.

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption

Following oral administration of a Delot 5-mg tablet once daily for 10 days to normal healthy volunteers, the mean time to maximum plasma concentrations (Tmax) occurred at approximately 3 hours post dose and mean steady state peak plasma concentrations (Cmax) and AUC of 4 ng/mL and 56.9 ng∙hr/mL were observed, respectively. Neither food nor grapefruit juice had an effect on the bioavailability (Cmax and AUC) of Delot.

The pharmacokinetic profile of Delot

Oral Solution was evaluated in a three-way crossover study in 30 adult volunteers. A single dose of 10 mL of Delot

Oral Solution containing 5 mg of Delot was bioequivalent to a single dose of 5-mg Delot Tablet. Food had no effect on the bioavailability (AUC and Cmax) of Delot

Oral Solution.

The pharmacokinetic profile of Delot RediTabs Tablets was evaluated in a three-way crossover study in 24 adult volunteers. A single Delot RediTabs Tablet containing 5 mg of Delot was bioequivalent to a single 5-mg Delot RediTabs Tablet (original formulation) for both Delot and 3-hydroxydesloratadine. Food and water had no effect on the bioavailability (AUC and Cmax) of Delot RediTabs Tablets.

Distribution

Delot and 3-hydroxydesloratadine are approximately 82% to 87% and 85% to 89% bound to plasma proteins, respectively. Protein binding of Delot and 3-hydroxydesloratadine was unaltered in subjects with impaired renal function.

Metabolism

Delot (a major metabolite of loratadine) is extensively metabolized to 3-hydroxydesloratadine, an active metabolite, which is subsequently glucuronidated. The enzyme(s) responsible for the formation of 3-hydroxydesloratadine have not been identified. Data from clinical trials indicate that a subset of the general population has a decreased ability to form 3-hydroxydesloratadine, and are poor metabolizers of Delot. In pharmacokinetic studies (n=3748), approximately 6% of subjects were poor metabolizers of Delot (defined as a subject with an AUC ratio of 3-hydroxydesloratadine to Delot less than 0.1, or a subject with a Delot half-life exceeding 50 hours). These pharmacokinetic studies included subjects between the ages of 2 and 70 years, including 977 subjects aged 2 to 5 years, 1575 subjects aged 6 to 11 years, and 1196 subjects aged 12 to 70 years. There was no difference in the prevalence of poor metabolizers across age groups. The frequency of poor metabolizers was higher in Blacks (17%, n=988) as compared to Caucasians (2%, n=1,462) and Hispanics (2%, n=1,063). The median exposure (AUC) to Delot in the poor metabolizers was approximately 6-fold greater than in the subjects who are not poor metabolizers. Subjects who are poor metabolizers of Delot cannot be prospectively identified and will be exposed to higher levels of Delot following dosing with the recommended dose of Delot. In multidose clinical safety studies, where metabolizer status was identified, a total of 94 poor metabolizers and 123 normal metabolizers were enrolled and treated with Delot

Oral Solution for 15–35 days. In these studies, no overall differences in safety were observed between poor metabolizers and normal metabolizers. Although not seen in these studies, an increased risk of exposure-related adverse events in patients who are poor metabolizers cannot be ruled out.

Elimination

The mean plasma elimination half-life of Delot was approximately 27 hours. Cmax and AUC values increased in a dose proportional manner following single oral doses between 5 and 20 mg. The degree of accumulation after 14 days of dosing was consistent with the half-life and dosing frequency. A human mass balance study documented a recovery of approximately 87% of the 14C-Delot dose, which was equally distributed in urine and feces as metabolic products. Analysis of plasma 3-hydroxydesloratadine showed similar Tmax and half-life values compared to Delot.

Special Populations

Geriatric Subjects: In older subjects (≥65 years old; n=17) following multiple-dose administration of Delot Tablets, the mean Cmax and AUC values for Delot were 20% greater than in younger subjects (<65 years old). The oral total body clearance (CL/F) when normalized for body weight was similar between the two age groups. The mean plasma elimination half-life of Delot was 33.7 hr in subjects ≥65 years old. The pharmacokinetics for 3-hydroxydesloratadine appeared unchanged in older versus younger subjects. These age-related differences are unlikely to be clinically relevant and no dosage adjustment is recommended in elderly subjects.

Pediatric Subjects: In subjects 6 to 11 years old, a single dose of 5 mL of Delot

Oral Solution containing 2.5 mg of Delot, resulted in Delot plasma concentrations similar to those achieved in adults administered a single 5-mg Delot Tablet. In subjects 2 to 5 years old, a single dose of 2.5 mL of Delot

Oral Solution containing 1.25 mg of Delot, resulted in Delot plasma concentrations similar to those achieved in adults administered a single 5-mg Delot Tablet. However, the Cmax and AUC of the metabolite (3-hydroxydesloratadine) were 1.27 and 1.61 times higher for the 5-mg dose of

Oral Solution administered in adults compared to the Cmax and AUC obtained in children 2 to 11 years of age receiving 1.25–2.5 mg of Delot

Oral Solution.

A single dose of either 2.5 mL or 1.25 mL of Delot

Oral Solution containing 1.25 mg or 0.625 mg, respectively, of Delot was administered to subjects 6 to 11 months of age and 12 to 23 months of age. The results of a population pharmacokinetic analysis indicated that a dose of 1 mg for subjects aged 6 to 11 months and 1.25 mg for subjects 12 to 23 months of age is required to obtain Delot plasma concentrations similar to those achieved in adults administered a single 5-mg dose of Delot

Oral Solution.

The Delot RediTabs 2.5-mg tablet has not been evaluated in pediatric patients. Bioequivalence of the Delot RediTabs Tablet and the original Delot RediTabs Tablets was established in adults. In conjunction with the dose-finding studies in pediatrics described, the pharmacokinetic data for Delot RediTabs Tablets supports the use of the 2.5-mg dose strength in pediatric patients 6 to 11 years of age.

Renally Impaired: Delot pharmacokinetics following a single dose of 7.5 mg were characterized in patients with mild (n=7; creatinine clearance 51–69 mL/min/1.73 m2), moderate (n=6; creatinine clearance 34–43 mL/min/1.73 m2), and severe (n=6; creatinine clearance 5–29 mL/min/1.73 m2) renal impairment or hemodialysis dependent (n=6) patients. In patients with mild and moderate renal impairment, median Cmax and AUC values increased by approximately 1.2- and 1.9-fold, respectively, relative to subjects with normal renal function. In patients with severe renal impairment or who were hemodialysis dependent, Cmax and AUC values increased by approximately 1.7- and 2.5-fold, respectively. Minimal changes in 3-hydroxydesloratadine concentrations were observed. Delot and 3-hydroxydesloratadine were poorly removed by hemodialysis. Plasma protein binding of Delot and 3-hydroxydesloratadine was unaltered by renal impairment. Dosage adjustment for patients with renal impairment is recommended.

Hepatically Impaired: Delot pharmacokinetics were characterized following a single oral dose in patients with mild (n=4), moderate (n=4), and severe (n=4) hepatic impairment as defined by the Child-Pugh classification of hepatic function and 8 subjects with normal hepatic function. Patients with hepatic impairment, regardless of severity, had approximately a 2.4-fold increase in AUC as compared with normal subjects. The apparent oral clearance of Delot in patients with mild, moderate, and severe hepatic impairment was 37%, 36%, and 28% of that in normal subjects, respectively. An increase in the mean elimination half-life of Delot in patients with hepatic impairment was observed. For 3-hydroxydesloratadine, the mean Cmax and AUC values for patients with hepatic impairment were not statistically significantly different from subjects with normal hepatic function. Dosage adjustment for patients with hepatic impairment is recommended.

Gender: Female subjects treated for 14 days with Delot Tablets had 10% and 3% higher Delot Cmax and AUC values, respectively, compared with male subjects. The 3-hydroxydesloratadine Cmax and AUC values were also increased by 45% and 48%, respectively, in females compared with males. However, these apparent differences are not likely to be clinically relevant and therefore no dosage adjustment is recommended.

Race: Following 14 days of treatment with Delot Tablets, the Cmax and AUC values for Delot were 18% and 32% higher, respectively, in Blacks compared with Caucasians. For 3-hydroxydesloratadine there was a corresponding 10% reduction in Cmax and AUC values in Blacks compared to Caucasians. These differences are not likely to be clinically relevant and therefore no dose adjustment is recommended.

Drug Interactions: In two controlled crossover clinical pharmacology studies in healthy male (n=12 in each study) and female (n=12 in each study) volunteers, Delot 7.5 mg (1.5 times the daily dose) once daily was coadministered with erythromycin 500 mg every 8 hours or ketoconazole 200 mg every 12 hours for 10 days. In three separate controlled, parallel group clinical pharmacology studies, Delot at the clinical dose of 5 mg has been coadministered with azithromycin 500 mg followed by 250 mg once daily for 4 days (n=18) or with fluoxetine 20 mg once daily for 7 days after a 23-day pretreatment period with fluoxetine (n=18) or with cimetidine 600 mg every 12 hours for 14 days (n=18) under steady-state conditions to normal healthy male and female volunteers. Although increased plasma concentrations (Cmax and AUC0-24 hrs) of Delot and 3-hydroxydesloratadine were observed, there were no clinically relevant changes in the safety profile of Delot, as assessed by electrocardiographic parameters (including the corrected QT interval), clinical laboratory tests, vital signs, and adverse events.

Table 2: Changes in Delot and 3-Hydroxydesloratadine Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Male and Female Volunteers
Delot 3-Hydroxydesloratadine
Cmax AUC0-24 hrs Cmax AUC0-24 hrs
Erythromycin

(500 mg Q8h)

+ 24% + 14% + 43% + 40%

Ketoconazole

(200 mg Q12h)

+ 45%

+ 39%

+ 43%

+ 72%

Azithromycin

(500 mg day 1,

250 mg QD x 4 days)

+ 15%

+ 5%

+ 15%

+ 4%

Fluoxetine

(20 mg QD)

+ 15%

+ 0%

+ 17%

+ 13%

Cimetidine

(600 mg Q12h)

+ 12%

+ 19%

- 11%

- 3%



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