Pharmacopsychiatry 2019; 52(05): 222-231
DOI: 10.1055/a-0792-1340
Original Paper
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

The Associations Between CYP2D6 Metabolizer Status and Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Outcomes of Venlafaxine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Xiao-Qian Lin
1   Research Center of Clinical Pharmacology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
,
Ping Wang
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
3   Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
,
Wen-Ke Cai
4   Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
,
Gui-Li Xu
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
,
Mei Yang
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
,
Meng-Di Zhou
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
3   Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
,
Mei Sun
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
3   Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
,
Fang He
5   The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province (KunHua Hospital Affiliated to Kunming University of Science and Technology), Kunming, China
,
Gong-Hao He
2   Department of Pharmacy, Kunming General Hospital of PLA, Kunming, China
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Publication History

received 31 January 2018
revised 01 October 2018

accepted 25 October 2018

Publication Date:
28 November 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Background The association between CYP2D6 metabolizer status and clinical outcomes of venlafaxine was extensively investigated previously, but no widely accepted conclusion has been reached so far. To obtain a more precise estimation of the association, a systematic review by meta-analysis was conducted in the present study.

Methods The PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Technology of Chongqing, and Wan Fang Database were searched for eligible studies up to August 2018.

Results Fourteen related studies involving 1035 patients were finally included. Significant associations were found among 3 CYP2D6 phenotypes (NM, IM, and PM) and most pharmacokinetic parameters of venlafaxine. However, CYP2D6 phenotypes were not associated with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale response of venlafaxine. In addition, we also found no significant association between CYP2D6 phenotype and overall rate of adverse events.

Conclusions CYP2D6 metabolizer status had significant influence on venlafaxine pharmacokinetics, but insufficient evidence demonstrated that CYP2D6 metabolizer status was associated with its therapeutic effects and overall rate of adverse events, which provided further evidence regarding the relationship between CYP2D6 metabolizer status and venlafaxine.

* These authors contributed equally to this work.


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