Haloperidol plasma levels and clinical response in schizophrenia

Mendlewicz, J.; Linkowski, P.; Alexandre, J.; Schoutens, A.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-05929-4_21

J. Mendlewicz⁵,
P. Linkowski⁵,
J. Alexandre⁵ &
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A. Schoutens⁵

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The recent availability of chemical techniques makes it possible to measure plasma levels of psychotropic drugs in relation to clinical response in mental disorders. Although most of the work in this area deals with tricyclic antidepressants, there is a growing interest in pharmacokinetic parameters of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenic illness.

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Department of Psychiatry and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, 808 Route de Lennick, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
J. Mendlewicz, P. Linkowski, J. Alexandre & A. Schoutens

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Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, N-9000, Tromsø, Norway
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Department of Pharmacology, Odense University, J. B. Winslöwsvej 19, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
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Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, N-9000, Tromsø, Norway
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Mendlewicz, J., Linkowski, P., Alexandre, J., Schoutens, A. (1981). Haloperidol plasma levels and clinical response in schizophrenia. In: Usdin, E., Dahl, S.G., Gram, L.F., Lingjærde, O. (eds) Clinical Pharmacology in Psychiatry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05929-4_21

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