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Adverse Side Effects in Horses Following the Administration of Fluphenazine Decanoate MEDICINE I Adverse Side Effects in Horses Following the Administration of Fluphenazine Decanoate John D. Baird, BVSc, PhD*; and George A. Maylin, DVM, MS, PhD Adverse behavioral side effects may occur in some horses after the intramuscular administration of fluphenazine decanoate. In severe cases, these side effects are difficult to manage and may be life-threatening to the horse, stable personnel, and treating veterinarians. The drug is not approved for use in the horse, and testing for fluphenazine is now conducted by various regulatory organizations involved in racing and equestrian competitions. Authors’ addresses: Department of Clinical Stud- ies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Canada N1G 2W1 (Baird); and Equine Drug Testing and Research Program, New York Drug Testing and Research Program Mor- risville State College, 777 Warren Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (Maylin); e-mail: jbaird@ovc. uoguelph.ca. *Corresponding author. © 2011 AAEP. 1. Introduction more commonly used clinically than fluphenazine Fluphenazine is a trifluoromethyl phenothiazine enanthate. In humans, the most common dosage of derivative (Fig. 1). The systematic International fluphenazine decanoate is 25 mg (range, 12.5 to 50 Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) mg), with patients injected once every 2 weeks name of fluphenazine is 2-[4-[3-[2-(trifluoromethyl) (range, 1 to 4 weeks).1,5,6 After the IM injection of phenothiazin-10-yl]propyl]-piperazin-1-yl]ethanol fluphenazine decanoate, the drug gradually diffuses and it has the following structural formula. from the oily vehicle into the surrounding lymph nodes and tissues. Once the drug enters the tissue, 2. Clinical Pharmacology it is rapidly hydrolyzed by ubiquitous esterases, and Fluphenazine is a highly potent antipsychotic drug the parent compound (fluphenazine) is released. that has been used in human medicine in the main- The hydrolysis of fluphenazine decanoate has been tenance treatment of schizophrenia and other forms shown to be slow at the IM injection sites, probably of psychotic illness since the 1960s.1–3 Long-acting because the oil protects the ester from exposure to intramuscular depot formulations of fluphenazine, esterases. Hydrolysis of fluphenazine decanoate such as fluphenazine decanoate and fluphenazine has also been shown to occur in a variety of tissues enanthate, were developed for use in human pa- including the lymphatic system and blood.1 Anti- tients, who cannot be relied on to take oral antipsy- psychotic drugs are highly lipophilic, highly mem- chotic drugs.1,2,4 The fluphenazine decanoate ester brane-bound or protein-bound, and accumulate in markedly prolongs the duration of action. Flu- the brain, lung, and other tissues with a high blood phenazine decanoate is formulated as a sesame oil- supply. It is virtually impossible (and usually not based intramuscular (IM) depot injection and is necessary) to remove antipsychotic agents by dialy- NOTES AAEP PROCEEDINGS ր Vol. 57 ր 2011 57 MEDICINE I sequence of medications, the symptoms may be la- beled as extrapyramidal symptoms.15 Neuroleptic- induced movement disorders or EPS are commonly encountered in humans after treatment with the typical antipsychotics.2,12 The signs of EPS include Parkinsonism (i.e., tremor, rigidity), bradykinesia (abnormal slowness of movement), akinesia (diffi- culty in initiating and maintaining movement), dystonia (i.e., abrupt onset, sometimes bizarre mus- cular spasms affecting mainly the musculature of the head and neck), and akathisia (inner restless- ness, compulsion to move).12,16,18 Fig. 1. Chemical structure of fluphenazine. Typical antipsychotics, such as fluphenazine, have a higher affinity for dopamine D2 receptors than dopa- mine and as a consequence more frequently elicit Parkinsonism than the newer atypical antipsychot- 5 sis. Studies in laboratory rats showed that flu- ics that bind more loosely to the dopamine D2 recep- 14,17 phenazine is 10-fold to 27-fold higher in brain tors. The incidence of acute EPS associated regions than is plasma.7 Fluphenazine may also with antipsychotics varies; however, most medical enter the fetal circulation and breast milk.5 researchers agree that neuroleptic-induced EPS oc- After a single injection of fluphenazine decanoate curs in 50% to 75% of patients who take typical in humans, an early high peak of the drug occurs antipsychotics.12,16 Most typical antipsychotics during the first day and then declines, with a half- have a narrow therapeutic index, which means that life ranging from 6.8 to 9.6 days. After multiple the separation between the dose that produces effi- injections of fluphenazine decanoate, however, the cacy and the one that produces EPS and other ad- mean apparent half-life increases to 14.3 days.8 verse effects is narrow.12 The individual response to treatment with antipsy- Dopamine D receptor antagonists, such as flu- 6,9 2 chotics is highly variable in humans. Patients phenazine, have also been shown to cause hyperp- must be monitored closely to find a dose that is both 19 6 rolactinemia. Hyperprolactinemia is commonly safe and effective. Humans treated with 25 mg observed in women administered therapeutic doses fluphenazine decanoate require 3 months to reach a 6 of typical antipsychotics resulting in amenorrhea, steady-state plasma level. Substantial evidence gynecomastia, galactorrhea, and infertility.15,16,19,20 exists that there is also a sex difference in antipsy- Studies in humans taking long-term antipsychotic chotic dosing, in that women require lower doses medications have also shown that they are at high given at longer intervals.10 risk of developing reduced bone mineral density Antipsychotic agents are also referred to as neu- as a consequence of hyperprolactinemia-induced roleptics and are categorized as either typical (also 19,20 known as first generation) or atypical (also known as hypogonadism. second generation).11 Fluphenazine is classified as a typical antipsychotic, which refers to the fact that 4. Fluphenazine in Horses when used in clinically effective dosages, they typi- Long-acting depot preparations of fluphenazine, cally induce extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) and such as fluphenazine decanoate and fluphenazine symptoms.12 Typical antipsychotics have also been 9 13,14 enanthate, have been administered off-label to referred to as classic, traditional, or conven- 21,22 12,15 horses for a long-lasting sedative effect and as tional antipsychotics. The typical antipsychot- an anxiolytic and behavior modifier for horses in ics are associated with adverse side effects in training and competition.21–24 It also been used in humans that can affect every system of the body.16 horses undergoing stall rest after surgery,25 in man- 24 3. Mode of Action aging the behavior of young horses, and for the 26 The primary site of action for all antipsychotics is treatment of fescue toxicosis in pregnant mares. 17 There are also anecdotal reports of its use for aga- the dopamine D2 receptor. Dopamine transmis- sion has been found to play an important role in four lactia, head-shaking, and shivers. major pathways: nigrostriatal, mesolimbic, tu- Dowling (2004) stated that “before prescribing any beroinfundibular, and mesocortical. The nigrostri- drug for problem behavior in horses, the clinician atal circuit, originating from A8 and A9 groups of should have (1) a reasonable diagnosis; (2) an appre- dopamine cells, is well known from the impact of ciation for the mechanism of action of the drug; (3) a deficiencies. When these deficiencies occur natu- clear understanding of the potential side effects; (4) rally in the substantia nigra, Parkinson disease of- an understanding of how the drug will specifically ten develops with concomitant movement disorders, alter the problem behavior; and (5) an understand- rigidity, and so forth, and when they occur as con- ing of the potential for abuse (unethical use).22 58 2011 ր Vol. 57 ր AAEP PROCEEDINGS MEDICINE I 5. Reports of Adverse Reactions in Horses Extrapyramidal side effects after the intramuscular administration of fluphenazine decanoate, as re- ported in humans,5 have also been reported in the horse.21,23–25 The doses of fluphenazine decanoate administered to those horses that have shown EPS have ranged from 25 mg25 to 50 mg21,23 to 125 mg.23 Extrapyramidal signs are usually observed between 24 and 36 hours after fluphenazine decanoate ad- ministration.21,23,25 A case has been reported in which EPS signs were noticed 14 hours after the intramuscular administration of 37.5 mg of flu- phenazine enanthate24; another report described signs that developed 72 hours after the administra- tion of 50 mg fluphenazine decanoate.23 It is surprising that such severe and dramatic Fig. 2. Horse exhibiting abnormal posture and swinging of head EPS occur in horses (body weight, 400 to 450 kg) and neck after fluphenazine decanoate administration. after the administration of amounts of fluphenazine decanoate that are within the standard dose of 25 to 50 mg administered to adult humans (body weight, approximately 70 kg).1,23,24,27,28 Given this large behavior.21,23,24 Horses may become laterally re- body weight difference, it would appear that the cumbent21,25,31 and may paddle while recumbent.25 horse may be very susceptible to adverse side effects There are reports of seizures,21 jaw champing,25 and of fluphenazine decanoate.23,24 It has been pro- flank biting.23 posed that horses might be more susceptible to flu- Abnormal neurological signs have been observed phenazine-induced EPS because they may have a in neonatal foals nursing dams that have been ad- more extensive extrapyramidal system than that in ministered fluphenazine decanoate. Fluphenazine humans.25 To the author’s knowledge, there are no has been detected in the dam’s milk and serum of published studies on the pharmacokinetics of flu- the dam and her foal. phenazine decanoate in the horse. 7. Diagnosis 6. Clinical Signs Determination of serum or plasma fluphenazine Horses exhibiting extrapyramidal signs can be ex- concentrations can only be performed by a small tremely dangerous to humans.22–25,29 The violent number of equine analytical laboratories in North behavior of these horses presents considerable diag- America and throughout the world.
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