Pharmacology
New pharmacology study results from Food & Drug Administration described
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 5th, 2008
"Ethnicity is one factor that may account for the observed differences in both pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of drugs, resulting in variability in response to drug therapy. Given that the applicability of clinical study results to the treatment of an individual patient is a critical consideration in a physician's choice of drug therapy, drug development should seek to ensure that a clinical pharmacologic evaluation includes a population that is representative of the target therapeutic population," scientists in the United States report.
"Ethnic diversity in drug response with respect to safety and efficacy and the resulting differences in recommended...
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