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Usage Pattern of Carbamazepine and Associated Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions in Singapore Following Implementation of HLA-B*15:02 Genotyping as Standard-of-Care
7 May 2020
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In April 2013, the Ministry of Health and Health Sciences Authority of Singapore jointly issued recommendations for HLA-B*15:02 genotyping before starting carbamazepine (CBZ) in new patients of Asian ancestry as standard of care. The Ministry of Health also approved a 75% subsidy for HLA-B*15:02 genotyping to all patients on subsidy at public healthcare institutions. To understand the impact of these regulatory...
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