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CYP2D6 *6/*6 genotype and drug interactions as cause of haloperidol-induced extrapyramidal symptoms.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2016
Šimić Iveta, Potočnjak Ines, Kraljičković Iva, Stanić Benić Mirjana, Čegec Ivana, Juričić Nahal Danica, Ganoci Lana, Božina Nada
Abstract excerpt
A 66-year-old male Caucasian, received 1 mg of haloperidol orally and rapidly developed severe iatrogenic extrapyramidal symptoms. Treatment was immediately discontinued, and the side effects resolved. Haloperidol is mainly metabolized by Phase I CYP2D6 and to the lesser extent by CYP3A4 and by Phase II UGT2B7 enzymes. Genotyping was performed revealing CYP2D6*6/*6, CYP3A4*1/*1, and UGT2B7 -161 C/T genotypes,...
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