OBJECTIVE: The atypical antipsychotic risperidone significantly raises plasma prolactin levels in patients, but clozapine, olanzapine, and quetiapine do not. The differences in neuroendocrine response may be connected with the metabolism of the medications. The authors examined the contributory role of risperidone's active metabolite 9-hydroxy-risperidone by measuring plasma concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, and prolactin. METHOD: Blood samples taken from 25 patients with psychotic disorders following 6 weeks of treatment with risperidone (mean dose=3 mg/day) were examined. Mean plasma concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, and prolactin were 4.6, 19.4, and 49.3 ng/ml, respectively. RESULTS: The oral dose of risperidone correlated significantly with plasma concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, active moiety, and prolactin. The plasma concentration of 9-hydroxy-risperidone, but not of risperidone, correlated significantly with increases in plasma prolactin. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the 9-hydroxy metabolite plays a predominant role in risperidone's effect on prolactin release.
OBJECTIVE: The atypical antipsychotic risperidone significantly raises plasma prolactin levels in patients, but clozapine, olanzapine, and quetiapine do not. The differences in neuroendocrine response may be connected with the metabolism of the medications. The authors examined the contributory role of risperidone's active metabolite 9-hydroxy-risperidone by measuring plasma concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, and prolactin. METHOD: Blood samples taken from 25 patients with psychotic disorders following 6 weeks of treatment with risperidone (mean dose=3 mg/day) were examined. Mean plasma concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, and prolactin were 4.6, 19.4, and 49.3 ng/ml, respectively. RESULTS: The oral dose of risperidone correlated significantly with plasma concentrations of risperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, active moiety, and prolactin. The plasma concentration of 9-hydroxy-risperidone, but not of risperidone, correlated significantly with increases in plasma prolactin. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the 9-hydroxy metabolite plays a predominant role in risperidone's effect on prolactin release.
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