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Carvedilol pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in relation to CYP2D6 and ADRB pharmacogenetics.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jun 2011
Sehrt Daniel, Meineke Ingolf, Tzvetkov Mladen, Gültepe Senol, Brockmöller Jürgen
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AIMS: Carvedilol is an effective treatment in hypertension and chronic heart failure. The medical impact of polymorphisms in CYP2D6 and in the β-adrenergic receptors ADRB1 and ADRB2 on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of carvedilol is controversial. METHODS: After carvedilol 25 mg was administered to 110 volunteers, concentrations were enantioselectively quantified and effects on resting and...
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