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Combination therapy with venlafaxine and carbamazepine in depressive patients not responding to venlafaxine: pharmacokinetic and clinical aspects.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) - 1 Dec 2004
Ciusani Elio, Zullino Daniele F, Eap Chin B, Brawand-Amey Marlyse, Brocard Murielle, Baumann Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The chiral antidepressant venlafaxine (VEN) is both a serotonin and a norepinephrine uptake inhibitor. CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 contribute to its metabolism, which has been shown to be stereoselective. Ten CYP2D6 genotyped and depressive (F32x and F33x, ICD-10) patients participated in an open study on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic consequences of a carbamazepine augmentation in VEN non-responders. After an...
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