Article
Disposition of clozapine and desmethylclozapine in schizophrenic patients.
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Apr 1994
Lin S K, Chang W H, Chung M C, Lam Y W, Jann M W
Abstract excerpt
The disposition of the atypical clozapine and its desmethyl metabolite were evaluated in fourteen male chronic patients. A single 100 mg dose of clozapine was administered and blood sampling performed over the following 72 hours. The mean (SD) oral clearance and half-life of clozapine were 55.4 (...
Topics
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- Clozapine
- Dextromethorphan
- Half-Life
- Homovanillic Acid
- Humans
- Male
- Metabolic Clearance Rate
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Schizophrenia
