Drug General Information (ID: DDIOSF689M)
  Drug Name Codeine Drug Info Lumefantrine Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Analgesics Antimalarial Agents
  Structure

 Mechanism of Codeine-Lumefantrine Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
     CYP450 enzyme inhibition Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Codeine Lumefantrine
      Mechanism CYP450 2D6 substrate CYP450 2D6 inhibitor
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Cytochrome P450 2D6
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Structure Sequence
MGLEALVPLAVIVAIFLLLVDLMHRRQRWAARYPPGPLPLPGLGNLLHVDFQNTPYCFDQLRRRFGDVFSLQLAWTPVVVLNGLAAVREALVTHGEDTADRPPVPITQILGFGPRSQGVFLARYGPAWREQRRFSVSTLRNLGLGKKSLEQWVTEEAACLCAAFANHSGRPFRPNGLLDKAVSNVIASLTCGRRFEYDDPRFLRLLDLAQEGLKEESGFLREVLNAVPVLLHIPALAGKVLRFQKAFLTQLDELLTEHRMTWDPAQPPRDLTEAFLAEMEKAKGNPESSFNDENLRIVVADLFSAGMVTTSTTLAWGLLLMILHPDVQRRVQQEIDDVIGQVRRPEMGDQAHMPYTTAVIHEVQRFGDIVPLGVTHMTSRDIEVQGFRIPKGTTLITNLSSVLKDEAVWEKPFRFHPEHFLDAQGHFVKPEAFLPFSAGRRACLGEPLARMELFLFFTSLLQHFSFSVPTGQPRPSHHGVFAFLVSPSPYELCAVPR
Gene Name CYP2D6
Uniprot ID CP2D6_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1565
Protein Family Cytochrome P450 family
Protein Function
A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase involved in the metabolism of fatty acids, steroids and retinoids (PubMed:18698000, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:20972997, PubMed:21289075, PubMed:21576599). Mechanistically, uses molecular oxygen inserting one oxygen atom into a substrate, and reducing the second into a water molecule, with two electrons provided by NADPH via cytochrome P450 reductase (NADPH--hemoprotein reductase) (PubMed:18698000, PubMed:19965576, PubMed:20972997, PubMed:21289075, PubMed:21576599). Catalyzes the epoxidation of double bonds of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (PubMed:19965576, PubMed:20972997). Metabolizes endocannabinoid arachidonoylethanolamide (anandamide) to 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid ethanolamide (20-HETE-EA) and 8,9-, 11,12-, and 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid ethanolamides (EpETrE-EAs), potentially modulating endocannabinoid system signaling (PubMed:18698000, PubMed:21289075). Catalyzes the hydroxylation of carbon-hydrogen bonds. Metabolizes cholesterol toward 25-hydroxycholesterol, a physiological regulator of cellular cholesterol homeostasis (PubMed:21576599). Catalyzes the oxidative transformations of all-trans retinol to all-trans retinal, a precursor for the active form all-trans-retinoic acid (PubMed:10681376). Also involved in the oxidative metabolism of drugs such as antiarrhythmics, adrenoceptor antagonists, and tricyclic antidepressants.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Decreased metabolism of Codeine caused by Lumefantrine mediated inhibition of CYP450 enzyme

Recommended Action
      Management The possibility of reduced or inadequate pain relief should be considered in patients receiving codeine with drugs that inhibit CYP450 2D6. An increase in the codeine dosage or a different analgesic agent may be necessary in patients requiring therapy with CYP450 2D6 inhibitors.

References
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2 Sindrup SH, Arendt-Nielsen L, Brosen K, et al "The effect of quinidine on the analgesic effect of codeine." Eur J Clin Pharmacol 42 (1992): 587-92. [PMID: 1623898]
3 Sindrup SH, Brosen K, Bjerring P, et al. "Codeine increases pain threshold to copper vapor laser stimuli in extensive but not poor metabolizers of sparteine." Clin Pharmacol Ther 49 (1991): 686-93. [PMID: 2249379]