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Individualized drug and dose: the clinical pharmacologist's calling or curse?
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Nov 2005
Begg E J
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1. The role of the clinical pharmacologist is to promote the rational, safe and effective use of medicines. This revolves around the notion of variability, between and within patients and between and within drugs, in terms of both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Ideal therapeutics involves tailoring the drug and its dosing to the individual patient, taking into account this variability. 2. In the 25 years...
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