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. 2013 May 15;2013(1):118–134. doi: 10.1093/emph/eot010

Table 3.

A summary of therapeutic drugs that are used in the control of infectious diseases, and information about CYP450 enzymes that are known to affect their metabolism

Disease Therapeutic drug CYP450 enzymes that affect drug metabolism
Malaria Artemether CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP3A4, CYP3A5,
Lumefantrine CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Amodiaquine CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP2C8
Mefloquine CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Chloroquine CYP2C8, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine CYP2C9, CYP2D6
Primaquine CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP3A5,
Quinine CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP3A5
HIV Efavirenz CYP2B6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Saquinavir CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Abacavir No CYP450 enzyme
Maraviroc CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Nevirapine CYP2B6
Indinavir CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Nelfinavir CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Ritonavir CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Lopinavir CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Tuberculosis Isoniazid CYP1A2,CYP2C19,CYP2E1
Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane) CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Ethambutol (Myambutol) CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2E1
Pyrazinamide CYP1A2, CYP3A4
Leishmaniasis Pentostam No CYP450 enzyme
Glucantime No information
Pentamidine CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP4A11
Amphotericin B No CYP450 enzyme
Ketoconazole (on trial) CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP3A7
Human African Trypanosomiasis Pentamidine (for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense) CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C19, CYP2B6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP4A11,
Suramin No CYP450 enzyme
Melarsoprol No information
Eflornithine No information
Nifurtimox No information
South American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) Benzimidazole No CYP450 enzyme
Nifurtimox No information
Leprosy Rifampin CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Dapsone CYP2C8, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Clofazimine CYP3A4, CYP3A5
Lymphatic filariasis Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) No CYP450 enzyme

Information has been compiled from the literature and from online databases.