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ArticleJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2022

Therapeutic drug monitoring of atomoxetine in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: a naturalistic study.

Katrin Ruppert, Christoph Geffert, Hans-Willi Clement, Christian Bachmann, Michael Haberhausen, Eberhard Schulz, Christian Fleischhaker, Monica Biscaldi-Schäfer

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Article in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  7. [A precision medication study of atomoxetine in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder:Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023
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8 authors.

Katrin RuppertDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Christoph GeffertDr. Staber & Kollegen, Klipphausen, Germany.
Hans-Willi ClementDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Christian BachmannDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Michael HaberhausenDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Eberhard SchulzDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Christian FleischhakerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. christian.fleischhaker@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-0014
Monica Biscaldi-SchäferDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor atomoxetine is potentially among the first-line pharmacotherapy options for ADHD. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) with the quantification and interpretation of atomoxetine serum concentrations is used to determine an individual dose followed by an optimal effectiveness and minimal side effects. The aim of this retrospective pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis was to derive age-appropriate recommendations for the implementation of TDM to improve the efficacy and tolerability of atomoxetine in children and adolescents. Using the analytical method of high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection, 94 serum concentrations of 74 patients between 6 and 21 years of age were determined. Therapeutic effectiveness and side effects were evaluated according to the categories "low", "moderate", and "significant". As part of TDM, a time interval with maximum concentrations of 1-3 h after the administration of atomoxetine was determined for blood sampling. In this time interval, a significant correlation between the weight-normalized dose and the serum concentrations was found. The efficacy as well as the tolerability proved to be mainly moderate or significant. A preliminary therapeutic reference range was between 100 and 400 ng/ml. Naturalistic studies have limitations. Therefore, and due to a limited study population, the results have to be regarded as preliminary observations that must be confirmed in further studies. The preliminary therapeutic reference range for children and adolescents proved to be narrower than the reference range for adult patients. However, due to good efficacy and tolerability an exact reference range remained difficult to determine.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsAdolescentAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAdultAtomoxetine HydrochlorideAttentionChildDrug MonitoringHumansPropylaminesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAtomoxetine HydrochloridePropylaminesADHDAtomoxetineChildrenSerum concentrationTDM

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PMCPMC9217867

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