In vitro Characterization of the Oxidation of a Pyridinium Metabolite of Haloperidol by Human Placenta: The Effect of Smoking

Purpose. The antipsychotic drug haloperidol can be metabolised to pyridinium metabolites haloperidol pyridinium (HP+) and reduced haloperidol pyridinium (RHP+). These pyridinium metabolites were proposed to contribute to the extrapyramidal side effects of haloperidol, because they are structural ana...

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Main Authors: Jim Fang, Jiuxue Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/16594