Relevance of pharmacokinetics to prescribing in psychiatry.
Pharmacokinetic characteristics of psychotropic drugs, including their absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination, vary greatly between drugs and between individual patients. Consideration of these factors is necessary for the rational prescribing of drugs in psychiatry and can prevent potentially dangerous drug interactions.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary.
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D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D011570:Psychiatry; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs