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it will be possible to select drugs and doses based on a greater understanding of each individual patient. This promises more effective drug therapy, with greater safety and fewer treatment failures.
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What has the author Wendell W Weber written?
Wendell W. Weber has written: 'The acetylator genesand drug response' 'Pharmacogenetics' -- subject(s): Pharmacogenetics
What does the term pharmacogenetics refer to?
The term pharmacogenetics refers to genetic differences in subsistence pathways which can affect an individual responses to drugs. It can also refer to germline mutations.
What has the author I Szorady written?
I. Szorady has written: 'Pharmacogenetics'
What was some of the first research on pharmacogenetics?
Because people of the same race carry similar genes, studies based on race were the earliest types of pharmacogenetic studies.
Importance of genetics in pharmacy?
Please refer to the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacogenetics to give you a basic idea how genetics helps in the manufacture of drugs and understanding the drug response.
What are the branches of pharmacology?
The branches of pharmacology: Animal Pharmacology Chemotherapy Clinical Pharmacology Comparative Pharmacology Pharmacodynamics Pharmacoeconomics Pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacogenetics/Pharmacogenomics Pharmacognosy Pharmacokinetics Pharmacy Posology Therapeutics/Pharmacotherapeutics Toxicology
What has the author David A Price Evans written?
David A. Price Evans has written: 'Genetic Factors in Drug Therapy' -- subject(s): Drug effects, Drug therapy, Medical genetics, Pharmacogenetics, Variation (Genetics)
What has the author P L Broadhurst written?
P. L. Broadhurst has written: 'Drugs and the inheritance of behavior' -- subject(s): Behavior, Behavior genetics, Drug effect, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacogenetics, Psychopharmacology, Psychotropic drugs
What is the difference between pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomis?
Pharmacogenomics is the understanding of genetic differences that causes people to metabolize xenobiotics (mostly drugs) differently. Pharmacogenomics consider the whole genome whereas pharamacogenetics consider only 1 or a few genes at most.
What has the author M Schwab written?
M. Schwab has written: 'Pharmacogenomics in psychiatry' -- subject(s): Genetics, Methods, Mental illness, Pharmacogenetics, Psychotropic Drugs, Genetic aspects, Chemotherapy, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Mental Disorders, Drug therapy
What can pharmacogenetics tell us?
genes can determine other aspects of each individual, down to the level of the enzymes produced in the liver. Since these enzymes determine how quickly a drug is removed from the body, they can make major differences in the way people respond to drugs.
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