Chronobiology and its implications for pharmacotherapy of endogenous depression.
An open pilot study on 30 in-patients with endogenous depression showed a clear-cut circadian fluctuation of the therapeutical effect of single doses of lofepramine administered at three different times of the day (8 a.m., and 12 p.m.). A single-dose drug schedule with 210 mg lofepramine at 12 p.m. also proved superior (p less than .05) to the conventional divided-dose drug schedule with 70 mg lofepramine at three times of the day. The chronobiological background and the therapeutical consequences of these findings are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008127:Lofepramine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013997:Time Factors
D008127:Lofepramine