Pretomanid 200 mg · Tablets

Pretomanid Tablet is a nitroimidazooxazine antimycobacterial drug. Pretomanid kills actively replicating M. tuberculosis by inhibiting mycolic acid biosynthesis, thereby blocking cell wall production. Under anaerobic conditions, against non-replicating bacteria, pretomanid acts as a respiratory poison following nitric oxide release. All of these activities require nitro-reduction of pretomanid within the mycobacterial cell by the deazaflavin-dependent nitroreductase, Ddn, which is dependent on the reduced form of the cofactor F420. Reduction of F420 is accomplished by the F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, Fgd1.

Pretomanid AUC and Cmax were approximately dose proportional over a range of single oral doses from 50 mg (0.25 times the approved recommended dosage) to 200 mg (approved recommended dosage); at single doses greater than 200 mg and up to 1,000 mg (5 times the approved recommended dosage), AUC and Cmax increased in a less than dose proportional manner. Steady-state pretomanid plasma concentrations were achieved approximately 4 to 6 days following multiple dose administration of 200 mg, and the accumulation ratio was approximately 2. Pharmacokinetic parameters following single and multiple 200 mg doses of pretomanid in healthy adult subjects are summarized in Table 3.

The plasma protein binding of pretomanid is approximately 86.4%.

No clinically significant differences in the pharmacokinetics of pretomanid were observed based on sex, body weight, race (Black, White, or other), pulmonary TB status (resistant to isoniazid, rifamycins, a fluoroquinolone and a second line injectable antibacterial drug OR resistant to isoniazid and rifampin and treatment intolerant or non-responsive to standard therapy), or HIV status. The effect of renal or hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of pretomanid is unknown.