Relevance of CYP2D6 variability in first-episode schizophrenia patients treated with risperidone.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this prospective, naturalistic study, conducted in first-episode psychosis patients from a Central-European population, was to assess the utility of Cytochrome P-450 2D6 (CYP2D6) genotype testing under normal clinical setting.
METHODS: A total of 35 patients diagnosed for the first tim.....