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Paroxetine pharmacokinetics in depressed children and adolescents.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Aug 1999
Findling R L, Reed M D, Myers C, O'Riordan M A, Fiala S, Branicky L, Waldorf B, Blumer J L
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the pharmacokinetics and safety of paroxetine in children and adolescents and to explore the role of genetic polymorphisms in paroxetine pharmacokinetics. METHOD: Thirty depressed youths were enrolled. Samples for phenotyping with respect to cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and catechol-O-methyltransferase were collected. A single 10-mg dose of paroxetine was then administered followed by 5...
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