Relationship of CYP3A41B Single Nucleotide Polymorphism to the Efficiency and Safety Profiles of Haloperidol in Patients Enduring Acute Alcoholic Hallucinosis

• Published in: Psychopharmacology bulletin Vol. 53; no. 4; p. 8
• Main Authors: Parkhomenko, A A, Zastrozhin, M S, Skryabin, VYu, Petukhov, A E, Pozdniakov, S A, Ivanchenko, V A, Zaytsev, I A, Bure, I V, Bochkov, P O, Akmalova, K A, Smirnov, V V, Bryun, E A, Sychev, D A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 04.12.2023
• Subjects: haloperidol; adverse drug reactions; acute alcoholic hallucinosis; CYP3A4; pharmacogenetics; personalized medicine
• ISSN: 2472-2448

To date, haloperidol has been widely used to treat patients with acute alcoholic hallucinosis. There is strong evidence that haloperidol therapy is commonly associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The 392A > polymorphism of the * gene (rs2740574) is known to affect the metabolism rates of haloperidol; hence it correlates with both therapy efficacy and safety parameters. The study objective was to investigate the effect of 392A > polymorphism of the * gene on the efficacy and safety profiles of haloperidol in patients with acute alcoholic hallucinosis. This study enrolled 100 male patients suffering from acute alcoholic hallucinosis (mean age 41.4 ± 14.4 years). The efficacy profile of haloperidol was assessed using the PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) validated psychometric scale. The safety profile of therapy was assessed with the UKU Side-Effect Rating Scale and the SAS (Simpson-Angus Scale for Extrapyramidal Symptoms) scale. Genotyping was performed using the real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR). There were no statistically significant results for the efficacy rates (dynamics of the PANSS score: genotype -14.00 [-16.00; -12.00], genotype -13.00 [-14.00; -10.50], p = 0.306). Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in the safety profiles (dynamics of the UKU score: genotype - 9.00 [7.00; 13.00], genotype - 8.50 [7.25; 10.50], p = 0.620; dynamics of the SAS score: genotype -12.00 [10.00; 16.75], genotype - 10.00 [10.00; 12.25], p = 0.321). The study demonstrated that the > polymorphism of the * gene in patients with acute alcoholic hallucinosis does not affect the efficacy and safety rates of haloperidol therapy.