Retrospective pilot study for analysis of antidepressant serum concentrations of citalopram and venlafaxine during inflammation

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INTRODUCTION: Inflammation-mediated changes in drug metabolism may increase drug levels in blood and lead to intoxications. The objective of this study was to find out whether elevated serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with increased serum concentrations of the antidepressants citalopram and venlafaxine.

METHODS: Therapeutic drug monitoring request forms of psychiatric patients were screened retrospectively. The serum concentrations in relation to the daily doses [(C/D) (ng/ml/mg)] and the metabolic ratios (metabolite/drug) were compared intraindividually under normal (<5 mg/l) and pathological (>5 mg/l) condition by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

RESULTS: Elevated levels of CRP were not associated with a significant (P>0.05) increase in C/D for citalopram (2.4 ng/ml/mg vs. 2.85 ng/ml/mg, N=15) or in C/D for the active moiety of venlafaxine (1.76 ng/ml/mg vs. 1.68 ng/ml/mg, N=39), compared with normal CRP serum levels. No significant difference in the metabolic ratio was observed in both groups.

DISCUSSION: There was no major effect of inflammation on the metabolism of citalopram and venlafaxine. Because of the broad therapeutic indices of these 2 drugs, the drugs seem to be a good choice for the treatment of depression, even if an infection occurs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Pharmacopsychiatry - 48(2015), 6 vom: 03. Sept., Seite 215-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hefner, G [VerfasserIn]
Shams, M E E [VerfasserIn]
Unterecker, S [VerfasserIn]
Falter, T [VerfasserIn]
Hiemke, C [VerfasserIn]

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Antidepressive Agents
C-Reactive Protein
Citalopram
Journal Article
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.06.2016

Date Revised 04.09.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/s-0035-1559666

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM25242123X