Serum concentrations and side effects in psychiatric patients during risperidone therapy.
Ther Drug Monit
; 20(4): 380-4, 1998 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-9712460
Steady state serum concentrations of risperidone and 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OH-risperidone), the active moiety, were measured in 42 patients. The concentration-to-dose ratios (C/D) varied by a factor of 20, from 1.8 to 36.8 (nmol/l)/(mg/24 hours), and 90% of the active moiety was constituted of 9-OH-risperidone. No correlation between the serum concentration of the active moiety and the side effects evaluated by the UKU Side Effect Scale was found. The absence of CYP2D6 (poor metabolizers) or the coadministration of drugs other than benzodiazepines increased the ratio between parent compound and metabolite but did not significantly influence the C/D of the total active moiety. A therapeutic range for serum risperidone has not been established, but 6 mg/day is considered the optimum dose for most patients. The authors found that in 90% of 22 patients administered 6 mg/day risperidone, the serum levels were within 50 to 150 nmol/l.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Antipsicóticos
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Risperidona
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ther Drug Monit
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos