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Cytochrome P450 2D6 genotype does not predict SSRI (fluoxetine or paroxetine) induced hyponatraemia.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Jun 2002
Stedman Catherine A M, Begg Evan J, Kennedy Martin A, Roberts Rebecca, Wilkinson Timothy J
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AIMS: The aims of this study were to determine if patients with SSRI-related hyponatraemia were (1) genetically poor metabolizers of CYP2D6, and/or (2) had excessive plasma concentrations of the SSRI antidepressant. METHODS: Plasma DNA from 20 people with hyponatraemia attributable to fluoxetine or paroxetine was analysed for the CYP2D6 alleles *1-*16. Trough plasma concentrations of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine,...
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