Concomitant use of magnesium oxide significantly decreases absorption of levodopa preparations in patients with Parkinson's disease
CLINICAL PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS(2023)
Abstract
Introduction: Constipation is one of the most frequent non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), and magnesium oxide (MgO) is a frequently used laxative. This study aimed to investigate the effect of concomitant use of MgO on the pharmacokinetics of levodopa preparations in patients with PD.Methods: We prospectively enrolled 35 patients with PD and compared the pharmacokinetics of levodopa and carbidopa and motor symptoms with and without MgO. The impact of alterations in pH and the addition of MgO on the solubility of levodopa formulations were also evaluated under in vitro conditions. Results: Concomitant use of MgO significantly reduced the maximum plasma concentration of levodopa (Cmax) (from 7.66 +/- 3.74 mu mol/L to 5.82 +/- 3.69 mu mol/L; p = 0.006) and area under the plasma concentration-time curve 3 h after drug administration (AUC3h, from 9.64 +/- 3.23 mu mol center dot h/L to 7.39 +/- 3.15 mu mol center dot h/L; p < 0.001), and further decreased carbidopa Cmax (from 64.02 +/- 27.02 ng/mL to 38.83 +/- 21.94 mu mol/L; p < 0.001) and AUC3h (from 130.58 +/- 65.64 ng/mL to 76.48 +/- 52.24 ng center dot h/mL; p < 0.001). The Movement Disorder Society-Sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III score also deteriorated significantly (from 30.71 +/- 11.34 to 32.06 +/- 11.22; p = 0.007). MgO significantly affected the pharmacokinetics of levodopa and carbidopa. This also applied when the findings were analyzed by sex and age. In vitro dissolution experiments revealed a decrease in the relative concentrations of levodopa, carbidopa, and benserazide as the pH increased and in the presence of MgO suspension, with the most prominent impact on benserazide.Conclusions: Concomitant use of MgO and levodopa should be discouraged to improve levodopa absorption.
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Key words
Parkinson's disease,Levodopa,Magnesium oxide,Pharmacokinetics,Carbidopa
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