Table 9.
Effect of rosuvastatin coadministration with warfarin, digoxin, and an oral contraceptive
Rosuvastatin dosage regimen | Coadministered drug |
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Name and dose | Change in AUC | Change in Cmax | |
40 mg daily for 10 days | Warfarin 25 mg, single dose | R-Warfarin ↑ 4% S-Warfarin ↑ 6% |
R-Warfarin ↓ 1% S-Warfarin 0% |
40 mg daily for 12 days | Digoxin 0.5 mg, single dose | ↑ 4% | ↑ 4% |
40 mg daily for 28 days | Oral contraceptive (EE 0.035 mg and NG 0.180, 0.215, and 0.250 mg) daily for 21 days | EE ↑ 26% NG ↑ 34% |
EE ↑ 25% NG ↑ 23% |
Abbreviations: AUC, area under the plasma concentration-time curve; Cmax, peak plasma concentration; EE, ethinyl estradiol; NG, norgestrel; R-warfarin and S-warfarin, referring to the stereoisomers.