Sex differences in pharmacokinetics predict adverse drug reactions in women
Abstract Background Women experience adverse drug reactions, ADRs, nearly twice as often as men, yet the role of sex as a biological factor in the generation of ADRs is poorly understood. Most drugs currently in use were approved based on clinical trials conducted on men, so women may be overmedicat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-020-00308-5 |