Drug Interactions Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1, 01/20/2009

Question

Why is there a need to understand drug interactions? Can we not explain them by only looking at the CYP450 system?

Answer

Advancements in science and medicine have clearly unraveled a number of mechanisms that have helped healthcare professionals better understand the influence and variability seen in both disease and drug therapy.  This has been especially true with the completion of the human genome project that is now revealing the degree of genetic polymorphisms (variability) that exist among various groups of people.  These findings bring also shed new light in the area of drug interactions......To read the full answer please LOGIN or SUBSCRIBE NOW.