Plasma fluphenazine concentrations (FLU) were measured in 45 patients with schizophrenic disorders who participated in a double-blind comparison of 5 and 25 mg fluphenazine decanoate (FD). The rise in plasma level of FLU 24 h after a "test dose" was significantly correlated with steady state FLU con
Plasma fluphenazine concentrations in outpatients receiving fluphenazine decanoate (Modecate)
โ Scribed by Nigel M. Kimber; Peter F. Marriott; Trevor R. Norman; Graham D. Burrows
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 394 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6222
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โฆ Synopsis
Plasma fluphenazine concentrations were measured by neuroleptic radioreceptor assay in 17 outpatients receiving chronic treatment with intramuscular fluphenazine decanoate. The range of concentrations was 0.5-2.4 pglL over the dosage range of 0.30-3.2 mg/d. Age, sex and smoking status had no influence on plasma fluphenazine concentrations, which were not correlated with dose (expressed as mg/kg/d). There was no significant correlation between plasma concentration and clinical status of the patients. No difference in plasma concentration between patients with extrapyramidal signs or tardive dyskinesia and those without signs were observed.
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Seven outpatients already receiving neuroleptic drugs by depot intramuscular injections were treated in two consecutive 3-week periods with 25 mg fluphenazine doses as enanthate and decanoate esters in a double-blind crossover study. They were assessed for incidence of akinesia, involuntary movement