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A comparison of the acid-inhibitory effects of esomeprazole and rabeprazole in relation to pharmacokinetics and CYP2C19 polymorphism.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Apr 2012
Hunfeld N G, Touw D J, Mathot R A, van Schaik R H, Kuipers E J
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BACKGROUND: Esomeprazole and rabeprazole are metabolised in the liver by means of the CYP2C19 enzyme, which has several functional genetic polymorphisms. Among Caucasians, 70% of the population has a fast metaboliser phenotype, 25-30% an intermediate and 2-5% a slow metaboliser phenotype. It is unknown whether different PPIs are affected to the same extent by these phenotypic differences. AIM: To compare the...
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