Article
Pharmacokinetics of nortriptyline and its 10-hydroxy metabolite in Chinese subjects of different CYP2D6 genotypes.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Oct 1998
Yue Q Y, Zhong Z H, Tybring G, Dalén P, Dahl M L, Bertilsson L, Sjöqvist F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study the impact of the CYP2D6*10 allele on the disposition of nortriptyline in Chinese subjects. METHODS: A single dose of 25 mg nortriptyline was given orally to 15 healthy Chinese volunteers who were classified as extensive metabolizers after phenotyping with debrisoquin (INN, d...
Topics
- Adult
- Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
- Asian People
- China
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6
- Female
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hydroxylation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nortriptyline
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sweden
