TABLE 4.
Expected ESC concentration [ng/ml] based on combined mean C/D ratio.
| Author, year | Reference group | Dx | n | Mean | Combined mean C/D ratio* | 5 mg/day | 10 mg/day | 15 mg/day | 20 mg/day | 25 mg/day |
| Reis et al. (22) | Somatically not healthy | mDx | 45 | 1.67 | 1.23 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 31 |
| somatically healthy | 89 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Reis et al. (21) | 10 mg dose | mDx | 1470 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 5** | 11** | 16** | 22** | 27** |
| 20 mg dose | 883 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Scherf-Clavel et al. (23) | Smokers | mDx | 36 | 1.69 | 2.22 | 11** | 22** | 33** | 44** | 56** |
| Non-smokers | 88 | 2.44 | ||||||||
| Warrings et al. (24) | in- and outpatients | mDx | 104 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 12** | 25** | 37** | 49** | 62** |
| Hiemke et al. (4) | young, male and female, somatically healthy | mDx | NA | 1.05 | 5** | 11** | 16** | 21** | 26** |
Dx: diagnose; mDx: multiple psychiatric diagnosis; N: naturalistic study setting, * [ng/ml/mg/day]. **Expected ESC concentration [ng/ml] based on the combined mean C/D ratio at administered dose [mg/day].