Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point
The pharmacokinetics of clozapine is a subject of intensive research because of its narrow therapeutic window and susceptibility to drug-drug interactions. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Google Scholar for half-life values of clozapine in humans. Twenty-one publications w...
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description | The pharmacokinetics of clozapine is a subject of intensive research because of its narrow therapeutic window and susceptibility to drug-drug interactions. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Google Scholar for half-life values of clozapine in humans. Twenty-one publications were found to contain terminal half-life information of clozapine in humans along with the time of the last plasma sample. Average values of the terminal half-lives of clozapine were calculated to be 10.2, 13.2, 14.2, 18.3 and 29.2 hours with a last data point at 12, 24, 48, 72 and 120 hours, respectively. This confirms the notion that one would arrive at longer terminal half-lives when longer blood sampling times are used in pharmacokinetic studies on clozapine. “Terminal half-lives” of therapeutic agent are routinely computed and reported in literature. For drugs with a third deep compartment such as clozapine, one should remember to consider the time of the last data point when comparing the “terminal” half-life. |
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spelling | doaj.art-ffa39616bcf7482ebd339a9c52b973082023-09-02T06:59:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences1482-18262014-04-0117210.18433/J3KC7PLiterature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data PointJim Fang0Karen Mosier1University of SaskatchewanUniversity of SaskatchewanThe pharmacokinetics of clozapine is a subject of intensive research because of its narrow therapeutic window and susceptibility to drug-drug interactions. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Google Scholar for half-life values of clozapine in humans. Twenty-one publications were found to contain terminal half-life information of clozapine in humans along with the time of the last plasma sample. Average values of the terminal half-lives of clozapine were calculated to be 10.2, 13.2, 14.2, 18.3 and 29.2 hours with a last data point at 12, 24, 48, 72 and 120 hours, respectively. This confirms the notion that one would arrive at longer terminal half-lives when longer blood sampling times are used in pharmacokinetic studies on clozapine. “Terminal half-lives” of therapeutic agent are routinely computed and reported in literature. For drugs with a third deep compartment such as clozapine, one should remember to consider the time of the last data point when comparing the “terminal” half-life.https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/21108 |
spellingShingle | Jim Fang Karen Mosier Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences |
title | Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point |
title_full | Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point |
title_fullStr | Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point |
title_full_unstemmed | Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point |
title_short | Literature Values of Terminal Half-Lives of Clozapine are Dependent on the Time of the Last Data Point |
title_sort | literature values of terminal half lives of clozapine are dependent on the time of the last data point |
url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/21108 |
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