Article
Polymorphism in the metabolism of drugs, including antidepressant drugs: comments on phenotyping.
Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN - 1 Jan 1994
Coutts R T
Abstract excerpt
In neurochemistry there are advantages in determining how patients are likely to react to psychoactive drugs prior to the commencement of drug therapy. Explanations of a patient's nonresponse, or unexpected adverse reactions to drugs are required. In many instances, a knowledge of the drug metabolism status of a patient can be helpful in the selection of a drug and its dosage regimen, and in the prediction of...
Topics
- Clomipramine
- Cytochromes
- Dealkylation
- Depressive Disorder
- Desipramine
- Dextromethorphan
- Drug Interactions
- Female
- Humans
- Hydroxylation
- Imipramine
- Isoenzymes
