Table 3.
Summary of serum-level studies of flupentixol decanoate
| Study | Assay method used | Treatment duration before level | Number | Mean dose in mg/week (range) | Injection interval (weeks) | Mean pre-dose serum level per mg/week in ng/ml (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookson (1987) | Radioimmunoassay (Jorgensen 1978) | > 4 weeks | 18 | 112.75 (25–400) | 2 | 0.26 (0.09–0.53) |
| Jørgensen and Overø (1980) | Radioimmunoassay (Jorgensen 1978) | > 2 months | 21 | 112.7 (21.9–262.5) | 4 | 0.11 (0.05–0.31) |
| Kistrup et al. (1991) | HPLC (Aaes-Jorgensen 1980; Larsen et al. 1985) | > 6 months | 24 | 30 (10–125) | 2 | 0.63 (0.21–1.8) |
| Saikia and Jørgensen (1983) | Radioimmunoassay (Jørgensen and Overø 1980) | > 3 months | 23 | 16.5 (2.5–50) | 2, 3 or 4 | 0.10 (0.01–0.26) |
| Turbott et al. (1985) | Radioreceptor assay-modified (Creese and Snyder 1977) | > 3 months | 10 | 54.6 (6.67–140) | Not stated | 0.34 (0.02–1.12) |