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Serum concentrations of risperidone and 9-OH risperidone following intramuscular injection of long-acting risperidone
R Nesvåg1, M Hendset, H Refsum
1Psychiatric Research, Djakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway. ragnar.nesvag@medisin.uio.no
Objective:
To compare serum concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy (OH) risperidone and risperidone plus 9-OH risperidone, as well as the 9-OH risperidone/risperidone ratio in patients receiving depot and oral risperidone.
Method:
Serum concentrations from 78 patients receiving three different doses of risperidone depot were measured and compared with serum concentrations from 82 patients taking three different doses of oral risperidone.
Results:
Patients receiving risperidone depot had significantly lower serum concentrations of risperidone plus 9-OH risperidone than patients taking oral risperidone. More interestingly, the 9-OH risperidone/risperidone ratio was also significantly lower in patients receiving risperidone depot than in patients taking oral risperidone.
Conclusion:
Serum concentrations of risperidone plus 9-OH risperidone may be a rather poor indication of the antipsychotic efficacy of risperidone unless their ratio is also considered.
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