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Pharmacogenomics of methadone maintenance treatment.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 May 2014
Somogyi Andrew A, Barratt Daniel T, Ali Robert L, Coller Janet K
Abstract excerpt
Methadone is the major opioid substitution therapy for opioid dependence. Dosage is highly variable and is often controlled by the patient and prescriber according to local and national policy and guidelines. Nevertheless many genetic factors have been investigated including those affecting its metabolism (CYP2B6-consistent results), efflux transport (P-gp-inconsistent results), target μ-opioid receptor (μ-opioid...
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