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Plasma levels of tricyclics and related antidepressants: are they necessary or useful?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Taylor  and
Denise Duncan
Denise Duncan
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
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Opinions on the value of measuring tricyclic plasma levels vary substantially. In the United States, plasma levels of several tricyclics are frequently used to ‘optimise’ therapy. In the UK, plasma level monitoring is less often undertaken and measured levels are more usually used simply to assure compliance rather than as a guide to dose adjustment.

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Drug Information Quarterly
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 9 , September 1995 , pp. 548 - 550
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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