A Comparison of Dopamine Receptor Blocking Assay with Plasma Drug Levels of Haloperidol in Schizophrenic Patients

Abstract
A comparison of a chemical analytic technique (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) with that of the dopamine receptor blocking assay in a study involving seven schizophrenic patients being administered a fixed dosage of haloperidol (20 mg) demonstrated a high degree of correspondence in the quantification of the plasma levels of the neuroleptic.