Jimena Coimbra, Cristina Campo, Luis Labeaga, Montserrat Puntes, Ignasi Gich, Joan Martínez, Rosa Antonijoan.
The main objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of bilastine 20mg administered orally, under fasting and fed conditions, in the reduction of histamine-induced skin reactivity (wheal and flare response) in healthy volunteers, taking into account the first treatment day (Day1) and the steady state (Day4). The final aim of this study was to assess the clinical relevance of this food-drug interaction.
As a conclusión of the study, the pharmacokinetic interaction of bilastine with food does not imply a significant reduction of its antihistamine efficacy, and the interaction of bilastine with food lacks clinical relevance since no significant pharmacodynamic interaction was observed.
