Florian Gilleßen, Arnim Johannes Gaebler, Ekkehard Haen, Georgios Schoretsanitis, Justyna Wozniak, Julia C Stingl, Michael Paulzen
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Abstract
Objective: We aimed to investigate the ambiguous findings of earlier research regarding the reduction of quetiapine plasma levels when combined with lamotrigine, most likely via UDP-glucuronosyltransferase induction by lamotrigine.
Methods: One thousand one hundred and fifty samples, divided into four groups of patients receiving either quetiapine immediate- (IR) or extended-release (XR) without or in combination with lamotrigine were compared regarding absolute and dose-adjusted plasma concentrations. Furthermore, samples of intra-individual controls were analyzed.
Results: Patients receiving quetiapine IR in combination with lamotrigine showed 31% lower plasma (p = 0.002) and 23% lower dose-adjusted plasma concentrations (p = 0.004) compared to those receiving IR monotherapy. The proportion of patients with quetiapine plasma concentrations below the lower limit of the therapeutic reference range was 50% and 30% in the combination group and in patients receiving monotherapy, respectively (p = 0.03). However, no significant differences regarding plasma concentration (p = 0.13) and dose-adjusted plasma concentration (p = 0.42) were observed in patients with combination vs. monotherapy with the XR formulation of quetiapine. In the intra-individual controls, no trends could be identified, possibly due to insufficient number of samples (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The combination of quetiapine IR with lamotrigine is associated with significantly lower drug concentrations of quetiapine, potentially impacting quetiapine effectiveness. For quetiapine ER, a significant interaction is less likely.