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Clinical implications of the competitive inhibition of the debrisoquin-metabolizing isozyme by quinidine.
Archives of internal medicine - 1 Oct 1991
Caporaso N E, Shaw G L
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 10% of western populations are genetically deficient in the enzyme that metabolizes the antihypertensive drug debrisoquin. These "poor metabolizers" process many common medications in an aberrant fashion, resulting in a variety of untoward consequences including exaggerated drug effect, subtherapeutic drug concentrations, or complex drug interactions. A variety of medications, including...
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