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Measurement of CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 activity in vivo with dextromethorphan: sources of variability and predictors of adverse effects in 419 healthy subjects.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Dec 2005
Funck-Brentano Christian, Boëlle Pierre-Yves, Verstuyft Céline, Bornert Célia, Becquemont Laurent, Poirier Jean-Marie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Dextromethorphan (DEM) shares part of the adverse event profile of opioids and is widely used as a probe drug for CYP2D6 phenotyping and for the assessment of CYP2D6 activity. It has also been used to assess CYP3A4 activity. This study examined the influence of anthropometric variables, oral contraceptives, smoking habits, mu-opioid receptor and MDR1 genetic polymorphisms and components of the DEM...
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