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CYP2B6*6 allele and age substantially reduce steady-state ketamine clearance in chronic pain patients: impact on adverse effects.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2015
Li Yibai, Jackson Kate A, Slon Barry, Hardy Janet R, Franco Michael, William Leeroy, Poon Peter, Coller Janet K, Hutchinson Mark R, Currow David C, Somogyi Andrew A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Ketamine analgesia is limited by low intrinsic efficacy compounded by large interindividual variability in drug responses, possibly due to the heterogeneity in drug concentration. The CYP2B6*6 allele is associated with substantially reduced ketamine metabolism in vitro and, therefore, may affect ketamine clearance. Our aims were to examine the impact of the CYP2B6*6 allele on ketamine plasma clearance and...
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